The Turks and Caicos Islands have been a hot destination over the last year. This Caribbean country is made up of a multiple sets of islands, all unique in their own way.
Grand Turk is the island that houses both cruisers and avid divers. This small island is only 7 miles of total area to explore, but that does not mean there isn’t plenty to do.
I have been to Grand Turk 3 times, once exploring some popular dive spots like the drop off and the other 2 times exploring the island by way of golf cart.
I absolutely love exploring the island and especially at your own pace with a golf cart. The island is small, and lightly populated and there are plenty of golf carts on the roads, so this is a popular form of transportation of visitors.
During our golf cart adventure, we traveled to the famous Governor’s beach, a quaint road filled with beautiful beach front dive shops, downtown Cockburn Town, cliff side neighborhoods with beautiful homes, Grand Turk Lighthouse, and my absolute favorite the Atlantic side beach. We were able to do all of this in a half days’ time, beginning and ending out day at the cruise terminal.
The beach on the Atlantic Side of the island is not your typical Caribbean beach. Situated down from a cliff, there are no beach goers, as the most popular beaches are on the Caribbean Sea side with the bright blue water and white sand. However, this unhabituated beach has a secret gem we had no idea of until we walked along the shoreline.
Shells! Hundred and hundreds of perfectly intact shells. These are the types of shells you would spend money on buying at a gift shop or at Home Goods. Those being fake of course, these shells came straight from the sea. I was absolutely blown away by the abundance of untouched shells there on the beach. I knew I needed to take some home. Unfortunately, we only had room in our bag for 2 and unsure security would allow them onboard. Knowing what I know now, that no one would have a problem with our souvenirs, I would have taken 2, 3 or maybe 4 more back home.
I am absolutely in love with my pristine Grand Turk shell, it sits beautiful in my walkway garden leading to my front door and is an amazing reminder of a wonderful trip and the untouched beauty of the islands.
I can’t wait to go back and collect more!
