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Sting RaysWednesday, March 23rd
The ship docked at our last port of call, Grand Turk. The capital is Cockburn Town, which was away from the cruise center. The island is 7 miles long and 1.5 miles wide with a population of 3,700. We left the ship and walked around the area near the pier. Many shops and beaches are nearby with the “Big” attraction being Jimmy Buffet’s Margaretville, which sure was quite popular. We then met our tour for a boat ride out to the reefs for snorkeling. It was a beautiful ride out to the area where we would snorkel. The water is so clear and many shades of blue! This was the first time that Rick ever went snorkeling, so it was an experience for him, but he got the “hang of it” after awhile and did enjoy it. Chris loved it and went completely around the reef area. We saw many beautiful colored fish, a couple of lobsters, lots of colorful plant life and a barracuda shark!
Then, we continued onto another location for the next part of our tour and went “swimming” with the stingrays! There were lots of them and they just came up to you and swam right around you where you could easily touch them. They “love” to have their bellies rubbed! Chris even gave one of them a kiss and had a “stingray massage”. This was quite an experience and the whole trip was fun! It was a good day to enjoy our last port of the trip.
After coming back, which was just before time to leave Grand Turk, we rested a bit before getting ready for dinner. We were tired tonight after a full day in the sun, so we skipped the night’s entertainment and came back to our room early.
Tomorrow is a sea day as we head back for Ft. Lauderdale, so we will enjoy the restful day and do the dreaded packing.
The ship docked at our last port of call, Grand Turk. The capital is Cockburn Town, which was away from the cruise center. The island is 7 miles long and 1.5 miles wide with a population of 3,700. We left the ship and walked around the area near the pier. Many shops and beaches are nearby with the “Big” attraction being Jimmy Buffet’s Margaretville, which sure was quite popular. We then met our tour for a boat ride out to the reefs for snorkeling. It was a beautiful ride out to the area where we would snorkel. The water is so clear and many shades of blue! This was the first time that Rick ever went snorkeling, so it was an experience for him, but he got the “hang of it” after awhile and did enjoy it. Chris loved it and went completely around the reef area. We saw many beautiful colored fish, a couple of lobsters, lots of colorful plant life and a barracuda shark!
Then, we continued onto another location for the next part of our tour and went “swimming” with the stingrays! There were lots of them and they just came up to you and swam right around you where you could easily touch them. They “love” to have their bellies rubbed! Chris even gave one of them a kiss and had a “stingray massage”. This was quite an experience and the whole trip was fun! It was a good day to enjoy our last port of the trip.
After coming back, which was just before time to leave Grand Turk, we rested a bit before getting ready for dinner. We were tired tonight after a full day in the sun, so we skipped the night’s entertainment and came back to our room early.
Tomorrow is a sea day as we head back for Ft. Lauderdale, so we will enjoy the restful day and do the dreaded packing.
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