Wednesday, October 3, 2012

smoky mountains camping visit to Grand Turk. It s a catalog of the history of the tiny island group, and you ll find many un





visit to Grand Turk. It s a catalog of the history of the tiny island group, and you ll find many unique and interesting artifacts on display. For instance, some 50% of the museum s displays are centered around the remains of the wreck of Molasses Reef. That s where the Spanish caravel, name unknown, smoky mountains camping was found. It sank off Grand Turk sometime prior to 1513, making it the oldest known shipwreck smoky mountains camping in the Americas. When the wreck was first discovered, it was thought to be the wreck of one of Christopher Columbus ships, the Pinta, but this was not the case. It seems there s no evidence that the Pinta ever returned to Grand Turk. Today, little is left of the hull of the wreck, but what remains is on display, along with artifacts from the wreck. There are also some pre-Columbian artifacts, including a whole room dedicated to the Taino culture, with a Taino paddle dated to around 1100 AD. Open 9 am until 4 pm weekdays, and 9 am until 1 pm on Saturdays. Tours of the museum are conducted weekdays at 2 pm. Admission is $5 for adults, 50 for students. It s located in Guinep House, Front Street, Cockburn Town. 649-946-2160.

Shopping The Bahamas have shopping with a difference. The prices smoky mountains camping are not always what you might hope for, but searching for a bargain is half the fun. From the tiny street market in George Town on Great Exuma to the International Mar

stand on one of its two dusty main streets. It s an old world town with white painted colonial style buildings reminiscent of those you find on the island of Bermuda. One gets a feeling that Humphrey smoky mountains camping Bogart will, any minute, walk around the next corner with Lauren Bacall on his arm. This intriguing place is well worth a visit if you have time.

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