By Cara Lauzon
We were anchored yesterday in the Turks and Caicos. To our Port was wide open beaches, to our starboard wide open sea. Everybody had the chance to go ashore and enjoy the beaches and sunshine, to go swimming and golf cart riding. The island was small and interesting, beautiful in places, with a large contrast between the cruise ship parts and the local parts. There were some great old colonial buildings in the center of Cockburn Town, the biggest town on the island, which consisted of just a strip of colorful old houses intermingled with little souvenir kiosks running the length of the beach. It was nice to get ashore but I think everyone is happy to be at sea again today. We have good wind out of the north and all sail set, it’s still gorgeous and sunny. Lots of painting and rigging going on as the crew settles back into watches.
Date: 23 March 2018
Noon Position: 20°56.0’N- 072°17,3’W
Course + Speed: W1/2S, 4.7
Wind direction + Force: N, F4
Swell Height + Direction: <1/2m, NNW
Weather: Bright and sunny
Day’s Run: 76nm
Passage Log: 760.1nm
Distance to Port: 1320nm
Voyage: 2078nm
Sail Set: All Bent Sail
