Times of the Islands Summer 2015

Looking Glass Rock, aptly named, lies along Great Sand Cay’s rugged coastline of ironshore rock and crashing waves.
the calm water and a small, low headland that is actually
separated from the land where I stand by a channel of
rushing water just ten feet wide. I wade across to this
“second” island and look back across the creek to the old
lighthouse atop the hill. I can just spot a moving mast, so
am grateful that at least one yacht is leaving!
An abandoned lighthouse atop the cay’s tallest point now serves as
a lookout for osprey.
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I start to walk back along the western coastline and
have to climb the hill once more, past the old tower. As
I stand here and look down at the amazing water, an
osprey gives me a fly-past and I manage to get a picture
as it soars past.
As I summit the hill, I see that ALL the yachts have
left! And I am rewarded with a view like no other. The
entire length of Sand Cay is laid out in front of me—calm
stunning water, powder-soft sand with only my footprints,
and a peacefulness surrounding me that no spa
on earth could ever replicate.
I drop back down to the beach and my camp. I sit and
look out at a vista like no other. I can just make out the
mast of the last yacht slipping over the horizon and I soak
up the solitude and tranquility. The sun is starting to set
and I relax on the beach daydreaming about all the past
visitors here and wonder too if they found it as captivating
as I do.
Sand Cay obviously gets a lot of passing traffic but
I was told a story of a sailor who risked his job to come
here . . . and not for the scenery! John Delaney, from
England, had captained many vessels. The story goes that
on one voyage, a crew member became ill and before
dying, confessed to Delaney that he was once a pirate.
An exciting story of buried treasure on a barren Turks
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