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Turks and Caicos $$$$$

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 Finally arrived in Turks and Caicos 😀 One year late! lol  Our entry into the Islands was quite the challenge. Here’s our story... The day before our departure for T & C, we headed for the tip of Mayguana in the Bahamas to anchor for the night to save 3 to 4 hours on the next day and get an early start to our last leg of this journey. The night was absolutely horrible, with currents and swells created by 2 meeting bodies of water. The boat rocked to and fro all night which meant no sleep for us. At first light, we’re up and getting ready to leave. Coffee and tea sitting on the counter ready for us. Mike is in the cockpit and I’m in the head (bathroom) brushing my teeth. Heard clattering from the cups... of course the covers weren’t on and all this boiling mess is all over the counter. Guess we got so use to the rolly polly of the boat that we forgot to secure the cups. Really needed a caffeine fix so prepared the beverages again. You would think this time you’d put the co...

Leaving the Bahamas

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 Leaving the Bahamas.... It’s been a fabulous experience visiting the Bahamas with our sailboat. So many places to see and  things to do but unfortunately we’re not able to do it all. It would take years to explore all the island and then some. The one thing that we have to say is that the Bahamas are the people. It’s their greatest treasure. They are the friendliest, kindest, generous and most caring people that we’ve ever met. For them alone, we would definitely come again. On our last week before crossing to Turks and Caicos, we were in Atwood Harbor waiting out yet again another 2 windy days.  Took the dinghy to shore and was greeted by the local police. Never found out how they knew we were on the beach because the hamlet  is a fair distance for our anchorage and not visible from the road. Some things will always remain a mystery lol. When we reached the intersection on the main road, the one and only car that we saw during our time in the village was a Rasta dr...