http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Turks-and-Caicos/Grand-Turk/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Turks and Caicos , Grand Turk en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:42:36 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:42:36 UTC Hi EveryoneI'm just going to throw out a quick blog just to get these pictures up. I am sitting I the airport 1 hour before my flight is about to leave. I was on Grand Turk for Hurricane Hanna. Hurricane Ike was coming towards us at Grand Turk as a Cat 4 which means 135 mph winds. Ike was a very dangerous storm. A cat 4 hurricane is defined as Category 4 hurricanes tend to produce more exten http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Turks-and-Caicos/Grand-Turk/blog-321671.html Hi GuysI really haven't listed a blog in a very long time sorry so many things are new. I promise i will start blogging more again. The reason I wanted to post a blog after so long is because I in some thing that is a once in a life time experiencewell i hope so . I'm currently writing from the Turks and Caicos Islands on a Island called Grand Turk. Grand Turk has been in my past blogs I worke http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Turks-and-Caicos/Grand-Turk/blog-319196.html My last port day has arrived.Today we were in Grand Turk. A small island not a lot there. But still very nice. I'd never expected to come back here again after having been here last year while on the Legend. But there I was.Jody and I went on a snorkel beach tour. We went to Governor's Beach part of a park really close to the ship. The water in Grand Turk is extremely salty but it mak http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Turks-and-Caicos/Grand-Turk/blog-285617.html Hello everyone...my name is Aly and I'm a friend of JP's. I was fortunate enough to have the pleasure of being on the island for JP's last night here on Grand Turk before his what is turning out to be a very long journey home. So I shall start from the beginning.....the evening started out quietly as Jon and I tried to get JP's lazy butt to go to the bar but he calmly refused and took a nap. An http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Turks-and-Caicos/Grand-Turk/blog-159417.html Well I've completed one of my top things I have to do in my life. This last week we had some amazing people in from all around the USA. They all belonged to organization called Van's Air Force. What all of them have are their own airplanes called RV's. RV same thing I thought they fly motor homes...ahah. No so RV stands for recreational Vehicle. And this is such a neat thing is the planes http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Turks-and-Caicos/Grand-Turk/blog-153298.html We were in Grand Turk today but only from 7am 2pm which sucked. After a long night of work we were also out at the disco late so getting up this morning was difficult. Brooks I were lying on the beach by 1100. I promptly fell asleep until it was time to get back on the ship for lunch and work It felt a bit like a waste of a port day but Irsquove already seen all of the island so ther http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Turks-and-Caicos/Grand-Turk/blog-150411.html Well another Great night in Grand Turk On Saturday night we had a Birthday Party For Tayna shersquos the owner of the Sand Bar in Grand Turk. Which is a great little bar on The beach. The Party was at the Old Prison in the center of town. The Old Prison was converted Into a tourist attraction for island guest and cruise ship visitors. It was operational from the 1800 to early 1900rsquos. http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Turks-and-Caicos/Grand-Turk/blog-135377.html Hey Everyone It's been a long time since my last blog. Well a lots happened since then. About a month ago my Parents Came out to visit me. Since leaving for Thailand about 2 years ago I've seen the about twice. So This was a great trip and it was nice to see Mom and Dad. They came down for 12 days following a 6 day cruise to the Cayman Islands and Jamaica. This was the First time they were ever http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Turks-and-Caicos/Grand-Turk/blog-135288.html Jan 21st Jan 22ndms noordamsunday jan 21st 2007 4pmjust came back from onshore. first time i had set foot onto tortola island of thebritish virgin islands. we had docked at around 12 noon at the wickhams cay cruise dock in road town harbour. i first ate lunch with jhoya collegueat the lido restaurant on lido deck 9 and then changed from white day uniform to compfy cotton dress and sandals http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Turks-and-Caicos/Grand-Turk/blog-121415.html Wersquore back on Grand Turk today. Except now Irsquove already seen the whole island so therersquos not much to do beside lie on the beach. So I did. All day. Except for the hour spent in Margaritaville with Brooks Chelsea Kristina theyrsquore both production singers. If yoursquore ever coming to Grand Turk come for the beach not for the Margaritaville. The Parrothead Caf http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Turks-and-Caicos/Grand-Turk/blog-120248.html Todayrsquos port of call was Grand Turk the capital of the Turk and Caicos Islands. The island is only 7 miles long 1 miles wide and has about 6000 people living on the island. Many people had told me about how beautiful the island was and it certainly is beautiful but completely different that Irsquod imagined. Irsquod pictured a lush tropical island but Grand Turk is all sand wat http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Turks-and-Caicos/Grand-Turk/blog-118821.html