Junkanoo drummer beats out an island rhythm
Junkanoo Photo #2
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Turks and Caicos Junkanoo
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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Snorkeling on Grace Bay Photo #2
Turtle eating sea grass
Snorkeling on Grace Bay
Wow, what a great day of snorkeling at Coral Gardens reef on Grace Bay. Not one, not two but THREE spotted eagle rays. Our guests headed out snorkeling and came across these three spotted eagle rays. They also followed a young turtle and saw many other fish of all colours and sizes. The snorkeling and diving here in the Turks and Caicos is some of the best in the world. There’s lots of other neat places where you can see all sorts of marine life just waiting to be explored by you and your family.
Hope to see you soon!
Marta
Rum Bar Bartender at Da Conch Shack
Too much rum??
Hi everyone,
Today I took some Harbour Club guests to Da Conch Shack on the beach at Blue Hills. This was their first try at tasting conch which is the local favourite food here on Provo. We had great conch fritters and the curried conch was exceptional! The guests were entertained by the bartender as they sipped on a traditional rum punch. All in all it was a great day.
Marta