Arriving In The Turks & Caicos

Mike: We're here! I'd post some pictures, but the internet connection just isn't allowing it.

Last night was the first time that the winds pretty much died altogether, so we ended up motoring the final 60nm throughout the night. Amazingly calm out on the Atlantic. We arrived this morning at about 8:30am at Caicos' Sellars Cut entrance through the reef that's all along the north shore of Providenciales which locally known as Provo. Being unfamiliar with the entrance, we took the guide book's suggestion and called for an escort to guide us in to the Turtle Cove Marina complex. We touched bottom in the actual entrance to the marina even though the guide book and escort indicated that there would be 7' MLW. After clearing customs, we fuelled and watered the boat, scrubbed the salt off and tucked her into a piling slip. Bill and Brian headed off for sight seeing while Alison and I lounged by the resort pool, sipping on cold ones and working on gettin' our land legs back. After all, we'd been to sea and out of sight of land now since Sunday.

If I'm not mistaking, the Turks & Caicos were at one time being considered as an addition to Canada. Wonder whatever happened to that? Too bad it didn't happen, 'cause the construction here is going strong. Prices for property is unbelievable. The island is very picturesque and Alison and I can see coming back for a holiday.

Tomorrow we'll be heading off again and maybe doing a jump all the way to an anchorage (Atwood Harbour) on the northern end of Acklins Island in the Bahamas. This would be an overnight passage.