Grand Turk

Our first cruise has been eventful. We were fortunate to bring a couple bottles of wine on the cruise leaving Baltimore, Maryland heading to Grand Turk and the Bahamas. Our cruise started with a rosé champagne and will end with a cava. In between I purchased a wine package that included a choice of five wines. We paired those wines with our dinners. Yesterday was a change from wine.

a Guanahani , quite a display of color

We docked in Grand Turk and soon embarked, headed to a taxi that would take us to the Bohio Dive Resort where we would spend a few hours on the beach and have lunch. The beach was very nice with few people. The water changed colors from turquoise to dark blue. It was a perfect day for resting and enjoying the view; however, that is hard work that makes one thirsty. Since local wines do not exist, I decided to quench my thirst with a rum-based cocktail. I ordered a Guanahani which was a mix, layered, of barracuda silver, coconut rum, coconut cream, vanilla ice cream, pineapple juice, blue curaçao and a grenadine floater. It was colorful to look at and delicious. For lunch we had a seafood platter and I had another rum-based cocktail.

Prior to dinner, I had a coconut rum and coke. Needless to say, I chose water for dinner and did not have wine. Most of my meals were fish and seafood. Today we are going to the ship’s steakhouse and once again my thoughts will turn to wine. Other than a nice Pinot Noir a few days ago, all the wines we had were white. Today I’ll look for a red.

Lunch at Bohio Dive Resort

Cheers,
Terry