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And this was the destination of our wonderful kayaking tour. We had a picnic lunch, froliced in the warm aquamarine water, and then lounged in the shade of a towering pine at Gold Rock Beach. What a BEAUTIFUL place! The pines, interestingly enough, are not native to Grand Bahama Island. They were actually brought over from Australia to use as wind breaks. This wound up being a terrible idea as their roots are not good for keeping the beach from erroding. However the Bahamians are correcting the problem by waiting for the trees to fall down, which they will inevitably do as they are not equipped to cope with the environment here. Then they cart the tree away and replace it with native beach friendly plants!
The Queen's Baton was received at the Graceway Sports Centre, in Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuesday 15 April 2014. Turks and Caicos Islands is nation 56 of 70 nations and territories the Queen's Baton will visit.
Ice hockey Association youth members relay the Queen's Baton, in Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos Islands, Wednesday 16 April 2014. Turks and Caicos Islands is nation 56 of 70 nations and territories the Queen's Baton will visit.
The end of Middle Caicos Island, rugged shoreline. Salt Cay is in the distance.
About four miles southwest of the Lorimers settlement, on the salina, can be found a large number of Lucayan mounds. These mounds average three feet wide and about twelve feet long, and are built of pieces of coral rock. As a rule, the mounds are arranged in a crescent, with not more than six mounds in a group. In this area was found considerable pottery, one stone knife of dark green jadeite with a cutting edge. In addition to these mounds on the salina flats are two hills, about two miles north of the Lorimers settlement, called Gamble Hill and Indian Hill. There are some eight or ten mounds on Gamble Hill and two in Indian Hill. www.tcimall.tc/middlecaicos/index.htm
From left to right: Drill, Racing Aptitude, Chosen Miracle & Barocci (JPN). The winner, Obviously and Lucayan (FR) are not visible.
Schoolchildren enjoy holding the Queen's Baton, in Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos Islands, Wednesday 16 April 2014. Turks and Caicos Islands is nation 56 of 70 nations and territories the Queen's Baton will visit.
Provo Roadrunners relay the Queen's Baton, in Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos Islands, Wednesday 16 April 2014. Turks and Caicos Islands is nation 56 of 70 nations and territories the Queen's Baton will visit.
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Caribbean Sea and northern Caribbean region.
The first recorded European sighting of the islands now known as the Turks and Caicos occurred in 1512. In the subsequent centuries, the islands were claimed by several European powers with the British Empire eventually gaining control. For many years the islands were governed indirectly through Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. When the Bahamas gained independence in 1973, the islands received their own governor, and have remained a separate autonomous British Overseas Territory since.
The eight main islands and more than 299 smaller islands have a total land area of 616.3 square kilometres (238.0 sq mi),[b] consisting primarily of low, flat limestone with extensive marshes and mangrove swamps and 332 square kilometres (128 sq mi) of beach front. The weather is usually sunny and relatively dry, but suffers frequent hurricanes.
Some 60 species of coral live in the waters off the Turks & Caicos. Hard coral varieties include staghorn, elkhorn, pillar, star, and brain. Sea fans, sea whips, and sea plumes number among the soft varieties.
Barrier reefs of coral running parallel to the shore protect the Islands from wave action and stabilize the islands’ plateau edges. Inshore of the barrier reefs, patch reefs range from a few hundred square feet to several acres.