Blue Hills with its Caicos sloops is a fun place to explore.
Blue Hills is hands down, the most quaint and colourful part of Providenciales. Take an hour or two and meander along the beach road where you’ll find small eating establishments, many churches and cemeteries right on the ocean.
The pier in Blue Hills is a scenic spot for photographs
Caicos Sloops are being built on the shore.
Some say that Blue Hills was the former name for our island of Providenciales and named for the blueish tinge of the hills and ridges as sloops neared the island from the sea. Life centered around the sea, sloop building , fishing and conking. Sloops would sail out towards West Caicos and French Cay to collect conch which would be dried and then traded with neighboring islands for materials and other food products.
Beach has coral formations close to the shore
Looking down the beach towards the Blue Hills pier.
Chasing the birds on the beach in Blue Hills.
Beautiful conch shells are sold down on the beach.
This handsome pelican was perched on one of the pillars on the pier at Blue Hills
Harbour Club Villa guests and others such as this paddleboarder drop in for a conch lunch at one of the eateries in Blue Hills
Da Conch Shack is a beautiful ocean side eatery
Delicious conch salad, fritters and rum punch too
Our guests at Harbour Club Villas and Marina are often seen having lunch or dinner down in Blue Hills as it is a quaint and charming part of Providenciales not to be missed. The road rambles along the shore line and was the first paved road on the island. Work started on Front Road in 1956 at a time when there was no heavy machinery. Much of the work was done by local residents and by hand and took some ten years to complete.
See you soon enjoying the local flavours, sights and sounds of Blue Hills.
Marta