We just had to stop and take photos of this unique conch inlaid island stone wall.
A row of conch adorns the top of the wall surrounding these houses in The Bight
Relaxing in the water is such hard thirsty work as this gentleman discovered.
What can I say………..this is the life. Floating along in our sparkling clear ocean while sipping on a beer. I hope you’ll come on down to enjoy our white sandy beaches and clear turquoise water. See you soon,
Marta
A rainbow appears over the little cays off the south side of Provo.
A cloudy day, a sudden rain storm and out came this beautiful rainbow on the south side of Provo and just up the road from Harbour Club Villas. I took the photo from a friend’s house high on a hill ( “high” meaning about 100 feet above sea level which is high for here!!)
Spectacular colours at sunset
Sunset was a glorious sight with such great colours…….. pinks, reds and golds. Even more spectacular was Kathleen’s barbecued ribs. We were invited by our guests to enjoy a barbecue prepared by Chef Kathleen. I can’t describe how good those ribs were…….the best we’ve ever tasted. Luckily we have been given Kath’s recipe and so long as I follow it to a T, we’re hopefull the ribs will taste as good. Many can attest to the fact that I am not too good at following recipes as I tend to add bits and pieces and take out stuff I don’t like.
Haitien sloops are often run aground in the Turks and Caicos
This Haitien sloop recently grounded on a south side beach just up Turtle Tail on Providenciales. It probably had some 100 illegals that came ashore. Some were caught by our island’s special police called SPICE and others would have tried to disappear. I guess life here is a thousand times better than in Haiti and these sloops are becoming all too frequent.
Junkanoo drummer beats out an island rhythm
Junkanoo parade in the Turks and Caicos Islands
We made it to midnight and watched the fireworks from our deck. We had to get up at five to take guests to the airport for the early Miami flight. The downtown traffic circle was blocked off by police as the New Year’s festivities and junkanoo on Provo were just winding down. At the same time that we are going to bed, our island friends are heading out in the wee hours of New Year’s Day to celebrate and party till the morning. The junkanoo parade is the highlight of the festivities… full of people in colourful costumes dancing to up tempo combinations of goatskin drums, cowbells, horns, shak shak (see post) and other instruments. You can’t help but join in as the performers go through some wild, uninhibited and hypnotic dancing as they bang on drums and move to the island rhythms. The term “rush” is given to this all-out, no holds barred form of dancing in the streets and everyone joins in (“jump up”). We wish everyone all the best in 2009.
Marta
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