June 9th thru 16th, 2007 - Grand Turk
This page has been moved from
"Upcoming Events" and will eventually be turned into a "Trip
Review" page.
Trip Leader:
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For Questions
Regarding Trip
Doug Geddes
(859) 224-3197 (Home) |
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Financial:
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For Questions
Regarding Payments
George Fleischmann
(859) 873-9539 |
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Reservations:
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Click here ===>  To fill out and submit your reservation.
Please Note:
Your reservation is not accepted until a trip deposit has been received by
the Treasurer. Please mail your deposit to:
George Fleischmann
9048 Clifton Rd.
Versailles, KY 40383-9077 |
Dates:
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June 9th thru
16th, 2007 |
Accommodations:
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Osprey Beach
Hotel (See Link,
Below) |
Dive Operator:
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Cecil Ingham's
SEA EYE DIVING
(See Link,
Below) |
Transportation:
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Most likely trip
details are below but remain TBD at this time |
Itinerary:
TBD
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Date: |
From: |
To: |
Flight |
Leave: |
Arrive: |
| 09
JUN 07 |
LEX |
CLT |
US 2598 |
9:25 AM |
10:30 AM |
| CLT |
PLS |
US 1059 |
11:30 AM |
2:21 PM |
| PLS |
GDT |
TCI 219 |
7:00 PM |
7:25 PM |
10 JUN 07
thru
15 JUN 07 |
Dive & Dine Grand Turk |
| 16
JUN 07 |
GDT |
PLS |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
| PLS |
CLT |
US 2309 |
1:05 PM |
3:49 PM |
| CLT |
LEX |
US 2309 |
5:35 PM |
6:53 PM |
Costs:
(Estimates only -
Final costs will
be sent by club
Treasurer - George
Fleischmann)
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Air Fare
(Estimate only at this time)
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$1,077 |
| Three
choices of room package are available: |
|
Room Type (All prices =
Double Occupancy)
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Diver |
Non-Diver |
| Deluxe Room - 1
King Bed |
$1,022 |
$675 |
| Standard Room - 2 Queen
Beds |
$1,054 |
$721 |
| |
|
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| Approximate total
cost for diver |
$2,099
to $2,131 |
| Approximate total
cost for non-diver |
$1,752
to $1,798 |
| Single, Triple
and Quad pricing - Contact Doug |
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Click here ===>
To access BGDC Trip Refund Policy
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Trip Limit:
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Open |
Current Sign-Up Status:
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9 signed up as of
February 10, 2007 |
Trip Insurance:
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Click here ===>
To
view information about Dive Emergency Assistance and Trip Insurance from a
Bluegrass Dive Club partner. |
Notes:
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History (Text copied from the Turks
& Caicos National Museum Web Site, Map from SEA EYE DIVING) |
The
word History grows from the same root as story. 
Natural History is the story of the environment and all that is in it. In
the Turks & Caicos Islands, our natural History is intimately
connected, in all its aspects, to the sea. The Natural History Gallery
covers the development of the geology, plant and animal life
Pre-History is the story of the time before the written word. In the Turks
& Caicos, pre-History refers to the era before Columbus brought
Europeans and writing to the Americas. We access these stories of
pre-History through Archaeology. This pre History is the time of the
Lucayans.
The Turks & Caicos historic period begins with European contact
sometime in the 1490s. The Molasses Reef Shipwreck exhibit dates to this
early period of our History. Some suggest that Ponce de Leon was the first
to record these Islands when he passed this way in 1512, whilst others believe
that earlier records may include this area.
History is those stories gleaned from the words written by our ancestors:
in diaries, letters, reports, wills, lawsuits, expense accounts,
ordinances and laws, books, religious instructions. The Museum is
collecting a wide range of information to help us understand this period
of History. Maps can be found that include the Caicos Islands as early as
1530. Written text does not become extensive until the British declare
ownership of the Islands. After this date records were kept in duplicate
or triplicate files and can be found in various archives around the world.
For most of these records following 1764 there are copies held in the
Public Record Office in England. Copy files are held in the Bahamas
(1767-1848 and 1962-1969) and in Jamaica (1873-1962).
The Museum is having many of these files held overseas copied onto
microfilm so that they are accessible in the Turks and Caicos.
As some say that without knowing your past you are destined to make the
same mistakes. The Museum sees History as the keystone for much of its
work and development |
Links to information on:
Osprey Beach Hotel
- Accommodations in Grand Turk
SEA EYE DIVING - Dive Operator in
Grand Turk
Grand Turk - Information site
Turks & Caicos National Museum
U.S.
State Department - Consular Information Sheet
Weather in
Grand Turk
Time
in Turks & Caicos - EST-0500 UTC - The
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