Sunrise today was at 6:06 a.m. but we didn't arrive to our first port until 7:00. After an entire day at sea yesterday, we kind of got a slight idea of what Christopher Columbus must of felt when he finally got a glimpse of dry land. It was such a welcomed sight to see the island of Grand Turk. The port is relatively new (built in 2006) but the island was destroyed significantly by hurricane Ike a few years ago. It was evident that the islands inhabitants rely on tourism to survive. Because of the intense heat and the humidity it's even difficult to imagine that anyone would chose to actually live there. The streets are pretty empty in the middle of the day, we imagine people don't walk around the street until after the sun has set. The weather must of been about 95 f. but the humidity made it feel so much more! After a very short visit to the town we decided to head to the beach to cool off before getting back on our cruise ship.
Much to our dismay we got sunburned despite the globs of sunblock.
Looking forward to Half Moon Cay tomorrow...
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