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North Long Island Salt Pond, Deadman s Cay, Seymours Sherice M leaves camping washington dc Monday at 5 pm and returns on Thursday (time varies). Sailing time is 15 hours. The fare is $45. Mangrove Cay Cargill Creek, Bowen Sound Lady Gloria leaves Tuesday at 8 pm and returns on Thursday camping washington dc at 10 am. Sailing time is five hours. The fare is $30. Hatchet Bay Captain Fox leaves camping washington dc Friday at 12 noon and returns on Wednesday at 4 pm. Sailing time is six hours. The fare is $25. San Salvador United Estates, camping washington dc Rum Cay, Cockburn Town Lady Francis camping washington dc leaves Tuesday at 6 pm and returns on Friday. Sailing time is 12 hours. The fare is $40.

Calico Jack Captain John Rackham, called Calico Jack for the striped trousers he wore, was a pirate captain for the two years 1718 to 1720. During camping washington dc this short time he plundered many ships. He and his men were captured by the crew of a government ship and brought to trial at St. Jago de la Vega, Jamaica. Among Rackham s crew were his mistress, Mary Read, and Anne Bonney. They are the only female pirates on record. Rackham and Read were hanged in Port Royal on November 17, 1720.

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS 311 History 311 The Islands Today 314 Getting There 315 Getting Around 316 Practical Concerns 316 Providenciales 318 The Beaches 320 Adventures 321 Snorkeling 321 Scuba Diving 321

ence and another has rides around Paradise Island. They ll take you anywhere in the Bahamas, provided you can afford the cost of a private charter. You ll find more detailed information in the chapters on Nassau and Paradise Island (page 83) and the Exumas (page 251).