Grand Turk – a paradise

Up till a visit to Grand Turk, Thailand was our pick and number one when it comes to beaches and the sea.
Well, now Grand Turk is the winner. Nowhere have we seen so clear water.

In Grand Turk, the ship docks very close to the beach. Actually, two cruise ships can dock in Grand Turk at the same time.

We disembarked at 11:00 am and stayed on the island to 4:20 pm.
We planned to stay on the beach or to find a local travel agent offering a trip to see the stingrays.
In Grand Turk, a man with a boat found us. He offered us a trip to see the stingrays as well as some snorkelling. The price was good, $45 per person. The Carnival prices were $60 and $70 per person.
There were 18 people on the boat. The beginning was not pleasant because it turned out that we would not see the stingrays.
I was incredibly disappointed. The boat owner made me furious so I demanded the return of the money. A Dutch couple supported me a little bit and fortunately, the boat owner promised to take us to the stingrays.

The trip with a local boatman began with snorkelling. The first location was awesome, as in the water there were sharks. It was not very deep, about 5 meters but from time to time you could see the incredible Nurse Sharks swimming close to the seabed.

The second location was a little scary for me. The general depth was about 10 meters but there was also an underwater precipice with dark blue water nearby. My fear of hights was activated but this time it was conntected with water depth.

The highlight of our trip was a visit to Gibbs Cay, a place famous for stingrays.
To get there, we had to swim by boat for about 30 minutes. The sea was a little bit rough so we were totally wet. When we arrived, we saw an uninhabited island with clear water and many stingrays floating like magic carpets.
The water was warm and shallow and the stingrays were literally everywhere. We could touch them. They are soft and have very big eyes. There is only one rule connected with the stingrays: do not approach them from the back and do not step on them.
When we returned to the beach, we spent some time in Margarita Ville which is a kind of pool complex near the beach. There we had an opportunity to use free Wi-Fi.

The day spent on the island of Grand Turk was fantastic. We will always remember about the sharks and stingrays.

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