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In-Depth Information
Once excavated, it was recognized as the oldest European ship-
wreck in the New World.
The museum, located in a 150-year-old house on the island's
main street, features artifacts from the wreck, with interactive
displays, video presentations, and scientific exhibits.
The name of this ship was never learned because, like drug-
running planes of today, this was a ship with an illegal booty.
Kept off the official records of Spain, it was carrying slaves
probably bound for the plantations of nearby Hispaniola.
Underwater Delights
Scuba diving and snorkeling are the top attractions of these is-
lands. Visibility ranges from 80 to 100 feet, or better, and water
temperatures hover at about 82
in the summer, and 75 or so in
the winter months. Beneath the calm waves swim colorful ma-
rine animals as exotic as hawksbill turtles, nurse sharks, and
octopus. With a one-mile vertical coral wall located offshore,
Provo is a diver's paradise. Scuba diving and snorkeling are the
top attractions of these islands.
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Some good shallow sites are found off Grace Bay; wreck divers
are also challenged at sites such as the 1985 wreck of the
freighter Southwind .
You'll find top operators here as well. In Provo, call Dive
Provo,
800-359-
DIVE. In Grand Turk, check with Blue Water Divers,
800-234-7768, or Turtle Inn Divers,
649-
946-2432; Sea Eye Diving,
649-946-1407; or Aquanaut,
649-946-2160; in Salt Cay, call Porpoise Divers;
649-946-
6927.
Other Activities
Save a day to cruise over to Water Cay, an island inhabited by
friendly iguanas and tropical birds.
Provo Golf Club ,
649-946-5991, has a nice clubhouse with
restaurant, a good place to stop for a drink after playing a
round.
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