Stunning colours on the beach at Leeward..........it was so beautiful, soft white sand, warm turquoise waters and a blue sky dotted with white clouds
Clear blue waters with a cruise boat heading off to another spectacular beach
Yes, you too can bask in the sunshine on many of our amazing beaches…….come and see us in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
See you soon!
Marta
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Stunning mackerel sky as the sun hides behind the clouds on Grace Bay beach recently
A sail boat cruises by as the sun sets casting gorgeous orange shimmers on the ocean
What a picturesque evening on the beach drinking Pimm’s in honour of the Queen’s Jubilee recently.
Cheers
Marta
Look down and see the amazing art works at your feet
This fascinates me and I’m always looking down as I stroll along our Provo beaches. You’ll see those intricate balls of sand that form some wondrous patterns in the sand. I finally had to look this up and found out that it is all the works of a small crab……the Sand Bubbler Crab.
Sand bubbles created by the Sand Bubbler Crab
At low tide, the sand bubbler crabs emerge from their holes beneath the sand to gather microscopic food that the tide has brought in. They do this by collecting and sifting the sand, actually checking each grain, and rolling those parts that have nothing useful for them into little balls (sand bubbles) that they toss behind.
A little crab emerges from its burrow in the sand at low tide to search for food.
Sand bubbler crabs live in burrows in the sand, where they remain during high tide. When the tide is out, they come out on to the surface of the sand, and scour the sand for food, forming it into inflated pellets, which cover the sand and form some great designs.
Kinda looks like a palm tree to me!
Next time you are wandering on one of our beautiful beaches, take a look and see some of these intricate designs in the sand. A sand bubbler crab artist will be hiding near by just too shy to come out and take a bow!
Marta
Shadow dancing on a deserted West Caicos beach
About two weeks ago and a smooth, calm sea found us heading for West Caicos. The boys dropped us off and left us to do a spot of fishing. It was an incredible sight to see this long stretch of deserted beach that had become much wider as Hurricane Irene swept in tons of sand. It was low tide and the water was shallow for a ways out. The waves had created ripples and sand bars and pools of water with shells and interesting bits of debris. We had the beach to ourselves with only a few pelicans that swooped in occasionally to land and shared it only with the pelicans as they dive bombed for fish. What glorious entertainment for the afternoon!
The husbands head off for some fishing and look at those ripples and as a small sand bar forms
Sand ripples formed by the wave action made for interesting patterns in the sand
There were so many bird tracks along the ripples of sand and I was fascinated with all the patterns.
A beautiful shell lies in one of the ripplesand there were lots of bird tracks in the sand
The brown pelicans were amusing to watch and photograph but were a little leery of my presence
Probably one of my favorite shells, the sunrise tellin shell lying at the edge of the water, made for a beautiful photo.
Me and my shadow, strolling down a beach avenue!! Just me and my shadow, all alone and feelin' good!!
What a glorious day and a wonderful afternoon. We’re going to return to West Caicos as soon as the weather clears………GO AWAY MARIA!!!!
Marta
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A red Flamboyant tree (Royal Poinciana) was ablaze with firey red orange blossoms and made a showy foreground for this photo taken with Sapodilla beach in the background.
The Royal Poinciana tree is flowering right now. It has bright red showy flowers that make this tree stand out. Take a look in the Bight as there's quite a few of them there.
My gorgeous daughter posed patiently while I took many photos......thanks babes!
Marta
Shades of turquoise and such clear water is everywhere to be found in the Turks and Caicos Islands
This brown pelican knows exactly where Sheldon is as he slowly edges towards him
Oops! Too close and away he flies.
White sand, turquoise ocean and a stunning beach beauty lazing in the water.
Yet once again, we lazed the afternoon away in our favourite spot at Taylor Bay.
We never get tired of lying in the shallow waters of Taylor Bay watching the rippling sand under the water as the sun dances and glints over the surface of the ocean.
We were joined by three vacationers who had put their beach chairs way out in six inches of water.....our boat was anchored only in about two feet
Here they are lounging keeping cool as they gaze out over the ocean with Turtle Rock on the horizon.
Malaika heads back to the boat...she only had to swim the last few feet.
Marta
Anchored off our own private beach......a blissful weekend with two days of soaking up the sun and this beautiful little beach.
It’s been very rough these past few days on both sides of the island. We decided to head out and just stop off at little Bay Cay. So two days in a row, both Saturday and Sunday were spent enjoying the warm water out of the wind, picnic lunches and cold drinks……..yes, you guessed it….lots of beer!
The water was calm as the island blocked the strong wind that was blowing.
Little Jack's first dip in the ocean...........he took it all in stride! Love his swim suit
You can tell that the wind kind of trashed the umbrella!!
A beach to ourselves........this certainly is an idyllic spot.
Malaika had great fun playing under the umbrella as the tide came in.
Little island beach gal running and splashing in the water.
A beach of our own........only in the Turks and Caicos you say?
A fun weekend with family and friends……….great company and a lot of laughs.
Marta
A little beach all to ourselves on a pre Mother's Day cruise on Saturday afternoon.
A bit of a late start but we headed out of our little Marina at Harbour Club Villas to our own little piece of beach paradise shared only with the local “introduced” iguana population (I saw two) and a cruising sting ray.
We moored the boat right off the little beach on Bay Cay
We decided to celebrate Mother’s Day a day early. The water was warm as I headed down the beach through the water to explore the rocks at the far end. The reflections were great and I came up with this photo of the boat moored in some pretty shallow waters right off the beach.
Play time on our own beach as I scrambled over the rocks taking photos.
The rock iguanas were too fast for me today! You can see Five Cays on the horizon looking towards the Shipyards and Sapodilla Bay beyond.
A surprise visitor cruised by between the two guys and close to the boat.
A friendly Stingray cruised along in the shallows, came right between the guys. Luckily I was on the boat at the time and managed to get a few photos.
Shows you how close to the boat it came and really close to the boys.
Late afternoon and the sun is sinking lower in the sky creating a glistening and sparkling effect on the water.
The joy of afternoons like this one……….idyllic tropic scenery, good friends, a beer or two, or three or more, playtime on a deserted little beach, calm waters and soft sand, always hundreds of things to photograph and of course celebrating Mother’s Day.
Happy Mother’s Day everyone!
Marta