TURKS AND CAICOS

TURKS & CAICOS

Next stop Turks & Caicos Islands: Another over night sail and out of the Bahamas to another country. This is where Dick can catch a flight home. We arrived safe and sound at 9:00 am at Providenciales (Provo.) Sapodilla Bay anchorage. We went to immigration to clear. Dick found a guy there that was heading to the airport so he hitched a ride and was gone like the wind before we even cleared the boat through customs. Good bye Dick we will miss you!

Providenciales is a large Island, big downtown and lots of cars. Michiel, Robert and Carl & I called a taxi to go into town. We needed food, beer & rum! This whole Island is lime stone. Lots of dust that covers everything. We were so tired that we didn’t so sight seeing on this island. We went to the boat and went to sleep. Next morning on the road again. We have to go when the weather is good or we could be held up for days.

Next stop French Cay: Only a half day away this island is a wildlife preserve you can look but you can’t touch. Non inhabited. Next quick stop Long Cay: We didn’t go ashore. Next stop Big Sand Cay: Also uninhabited.

We are preparing to make the roughest over night passage that we have ever made yet. The weather window is good we have to leave tonight after sailing all day. Just two hour rest then onward to the Dominican Republic. We will sail all night and arrive in Luperon about 9:00am.