Grand Turk Things to Do

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The beaches of Grand Turk are outrageously beautiful. The sand is white, the water crystal blue and the palm trees provide a perfect shade. The water was warm like bathwater and was refreshing to walk through or to swim. I could get used to living in a place like this....it's my idea of heaven.

The Grand Turk FlowRider opened at the Grand Turk Cruise Center in June 2008. It's offered as a shore excusrion for the cruise passengers. The flowrider creates an artificial wave utilizing a pair of high-pressure water jets that produce a thin, two- to three-inch layer of water moving over a pre-formed and cushioned surface at high speed. Tjis is a big attraction for the kids and people who like to surf or bodyboard. It was fun to watch people try to stay up.

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Margaritaville has its own pool area and swim up bar. The pool is free to cruise passengers and covers a large area. The pool is surrounded by cabanas (for rent) and numerous lounge chairs. Liz and I passed on the pool since we came to Grand Turk for the beach (there are several pools on the ship after all).

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The Beaches of Grand Turk were amazing with soft white sand. The waters were crystal clear and an array of turquoise and aqua. It was wonderful to walk the beaches and feel the ultrasoft sand beneath my feet; it felt like brown sugar. The water was warm as if it were bathwater and so clean.

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The Solarium is one of our favorite places to relax and spend some time with each other. We love relaxing in the jacuzzis of the Solarium before or after dinner to unwind.

On Thanksgiving morning we spent some time in the Solarium on lounge chairs relaxing after breakfast. We weren't due into port until 10am and had plenty of time to hang out in the Solarium. We pulled two chairs up to one side of the Solarium right by the glass and watched the waves. It was a relaxing time with my baby. I like these moments when it's just the two of us enjoying some good conversation and each other's company.

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There was a tent for beachside massages in Grand Turk. Massage tables in the shade right by the palm trees and beautiful water. The sign read a $1 a minute which seemed right to me considering the prices for massages back in the states. What a nice way to spend an hour or more...getting a realxing massage in Paradise.

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The Francis Building is Turks and Caicos House of Assembly and also the office of the premier... basically it's the Parliament Government. This building is next to a tiny square, where you can also find a Columbus Monument: Grand Turk (among other places) claims that this is where Christopher Columbus landed in 1942.

The cannons in the square point to the exact area where he was supposed to have landed: Columbus Landfall National Park. They were "saved" from s ship called Endymion which sank in the proximity in 1790. There's a plaque to commemorate the italian explorer, which reads: Christopher Columbus arrived in the new world at the island of Grand Turk on 12 october 1492.

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The St. Mary's Anglican Pro-Cathedral Church on Front St is the first cathedral church in the Turks and Caicos islands and it is over 200 years old. It was built in 1899 and made of white washed limestone with red venetian blinds and roof. If it seems blue in my photo, it's because it's a temporary cover: hurricane Ike blew away the red roof.

Originally it was a chapel, a 'chapel of ease', and it used to house parishoners.
Services are on Sundays at 6.30 am, 9 am and 7 pm .