Due to the new Zip-Line being installed, I had to archive my previous cache near this location. With the help of LooonSong we found a new spot that should last for a while. Instead of relocating the previous cache, we decided to start a new one!
Welcome to the only light house on Grand Turk Island. You are looking for a micro cache container ( 1 in by 6 inch) that is high above the ocean by the light house grounds.
The Grand Turk Lighthouse is over 150 years old, and stands on the northern tip of the island, opposite the cruise terminal. It was built in the U.K. and transported here piece by piece with hopes that it would bring a halt to the many shipwrecks on Grand Turk's reefs. In its earliest years wrecks were frequent. Legend has it that enterprising thieves would douse the whale oil lamps in hopes of new bounty, though written history chalks it up to the light being dim or simply going out. In 1943 a kerosene light took its place. The lighthouse went electric in 1971. The old lens is now on display in the National Museum about 2 miles away. Informative plaques surround the lighthouse, and the spot offers a breathtaking view of the ocean.
Please bring your own pen/pencil. (And don't forget that camera too!!)
The cache is about 3 inches from the ground in a small bush.
The cache is approximately 5 miles from the cruise boat docking area. To get to the cache from the cruise boat I suggest you hire a taxi or rent a car or golf cart, which are available at the boat/store area. Car rentals come with an easy to navigate map and allow you to see the island on your own schedule.