I snapped this shot one evening as the sun was setting...puff ball clouds tinged with orange and a deep blue sky.
Masts at sunset
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Category Archives: Odds and Ends
Ambulance donated
Ambulance ready to head out for the presentation ceremonies.
A huge donation of a much needed ambulance was made yesterday by the Westlake Church of Christ in Indiana who are our guests for the week at Harbour Club Villas. Every second year they gather together with Provo’s Church of Christ and this year they donated an ambulance to the Myrtle Rigby Health Clinic.
Providenciales has a new ambulance donated by the Westlake group
A fine looking ambulance with Turks and Caicos Medical written on the side will be put to good use to help the people of our island. The keys were handed over yesterday in a presentation ceremony. G and G Shipping also donated the shipping costs for this worthy and worthwhile cause. Well done everyone and a VERY BIG THANK YOU to all!!!!!
Stay healthy,
Marta
Sea Urchins Part 3
Skeletons or tests from urchins can be found on our beaches and in the sand.
The above photo shows a test from the Great Red Footed Urchin. I didn’t realise that both sand dollars and sea biscuits are urchins too.
Here's an urchin with a few spines still attached to the test
A pretty pink sea urchin test lying in the sand
Close up view of an urchin test found on the beach at the North West Point.
I just love finding these and you’ll be able to look for them too when holidaying here in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Hope to see you soon,
Marta
Sea Urchins Part 2
Kai collects sea urchin tests or skeletons found in the seaweed along the beach at the North West Point
Every trip out to this particular stretch of beach at the North West Point results in finding sea urchin skeletons or “tests”. There were hundreds of them this particular day and Kai and Sandra couldn’t believe their eyes at how many had been washed up and were lying in the seaweed.
Some sea urchin tests lie half buried in the sand whilst others were on the seaweed
There are more than 700 species of sea urchins and the name means sea hedgehog, hedgehog being one meaning of the word “urchin”. Some of the most frequently seen colours are black, red, brown, purple and pink.
My favourite sea urchin tests are the greenish ones...........they are so beautiful
Here's a close up ......... it's so interesting especially with that greenish tint.
Did you know that sea urchins in large populations are a good thing as they graze on algae and prevent algae overgrowth on reefs?
Happy shelling,
Marta
Haitien Sloop
Last night another Haitien Sloop made landfall at Long Bay beach
We went out to Long Bay today as we were told that another Haitien Sloop had landed up on the shore. It must have come in under the cover of night with probably over 100 illegal Haitiens. We’ve had such calm seas which makes for an easier crossing.
The handmade sails were still up as we wandered up to it along the beach
The beach and trail to the road is littered with discarded clothing, backpacks, shoes and even a cooking pot.
The sloop was listing badly with the a sail dragging in the water
The waves were quite strong when we were out at Long Bay today and I’m sure the sloop will get quite a pounding.
One last look as we head up the rocks and the trail out to the road
Illegal Hatiens arrive on our southern shores all too frequently……….some are caught and sent back home. Their boats are left on the beaches wherever they make landfall. These sloops are left to the elements and gradually are broken up by the wind and waves.
Marta
Island girls
Oh so cute..........these two "Little Miss Turks and Caicos Islands" posed for the camera on the beach in Grace Bay
I tried so hard to get some unposed shots but these two cuties must have been in some beauty pageants or even watched their big sisters.
Smiling kids having fun in the calm waters of Grace Bay
Marta
Fool’s Regatta 2009
The kids had such fun racing handmade rafts down at the new Bight Park
Barry and I headed down after three to take in the festivities at the annual Fool’s Regatta on Saturday. It is always such fun and this year the emphasis was on the kids. Food and drinks along with boat races, tug o’ war, hobie wave racing and a couple of beautiful caicos sloops.
Exhausted after paddling hard in the raft race to get to the finish!
The proceeds from this year’s Regatta went to the Volunteer Fire Fighters and the new National Sailing Centre.
Guess what this little fellow is going to be when he grows up?
We watched the exciting Hobie Waves racing and each one had to have a child on board.
The fire fighters team in the tug o' war............the rope broke three times until someone went and found a less weather beaten rope
North Caicos was well represented by this beautiful Caicos Sloop called Messenger II
Such a fun day………lots of sunshine, great events to watch and best of all we ran into people we hadn’t seen in a while. A time to relax with friends and just enjoy a great day at the beach. We’ll be sure to see you at the Fool’s Regatta in June of next year.
See you then!
Marta
Barry’s Birthday
We spent a great afternoon on and in the water to celebrate Barry's birthday today along with visiting friends from Banff.
The water today was like a bathtub and we spent hours out at Osprey Rock and stopped at Taylor Bay on the way back.
Pelicans kept dive bombing right infront of us at Osprey Rock. What a show they put on!
A beautiful sunset at the entrance to Discovery Bay canals and Harbour Club's Marina
Another beautiful day on the water spent with good friends……….you just can’t beat it!
Marta
Chad loves fishing
The last time I shot a photo of Chad was in 2003.......he told me the sun had bleached his hair!!!
I had to go through my photo files to come up with this photo taken out at the old Leeward Marina in 2003. Quite a difference in the size of fish and I guess Chad has vastly improved on the size of the fish caught. In the 2003 photo there was only enough fish for a bit of sushi. The Dorado caught by Chuckee 11 at the Caicos Classic was at least 30 lbs.
Don’t forget next year’s Caicos Classic tournament will be held again in June.
Marta
http://www.bonefishing.tc
Lake sunset
Sunset over the two lakes close to our villas....Flamingo Lake (foreground) and Turtle Lake in the background