A lone figure strolls along a deserted stretch of beach........Our islands have the most amazing beaches of soft white sand and of course that turquoise water.
Marta
Provo’s beaches
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Coral Outcroppings
A semi circular stretch of a coral ledge frames a lovely little swimming hole. The tide was out so you could see all the coral outcroppings as we wandered along the beach towards the North West Point.
Marta
Amazing Ocean Colours
A visiting friend stops to take in the breathtaking ocean colours of turquoise, aqua and blue as I snapped his picture.
Marta
Sunday Beach Day
Barry deserves top billing as he "frolics" in the water with an ever present Coors Lite!!!
We motored out from our Marina channel to a small sliver of white powdery sand beach for a few hours Sunday afternoon
It was pretty windy and the ocean was rough last Sunday but we thought it would be fine. It was a bumpy ride over the white caps so much so that I was literally gripping onto the hand rail. Luckily we were protected from the wind and things calmed down as we approached and moored at a little beach.
As I explored the island, the others stayed on the boat and slowly made ready to enjoy the water.
I was thrilled to see several Rock Iguanas and I could hear the rustling of many others as they made their escapes before I could spot them.
The Turks and Caicos Rock Iguana was re-introduced to several of the many little Cays. It is an endangered species of lizard and is endemic to the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The waves were pounding on the far side of the island and I was fascinated by the large rock formation with a hole in it.
We enjoyed the sun, sand and beach and of course we had it all to ourselves. Even the iguanas didn't mind sharing this little spot of paradise.
There’s so many idyllic beaches and secluded getaways in these picture perfect islands. We hope you’ll come down and visit us in the Turks and Caicos Islands soon and enjoy what our islands have to offer.
Marta
Our own private beach
A delightful afternoon spent at a little beach close by where we took Malaika for some swimming
The water was so clear yesterday with sun reflections dancing and creating silvery patterns as we just played in the water. Malaika just loved being buoyant in the foot deep waters of the south side of Provo. She’s beginning to kick her legs and is totally unafraid of the water.
Malaika had such fun kicking her little feet and splashing in the water
Look Mom............I can touch my toes!
We took a little break and close to the shore where we were sitting in the water, we were joined by some tiny little fish. Malaika was delighted but stayed close to Mom.
Malaika spots little fish from the safety of Mom's lap. You can just make the fish out at the bottom of the photo below Mom's feet.
Here's a blow up of the little fish that were swimming around us as we sat in a few inches of water at the beach
An idyllic afternoon spent just lounging in the water close by our villas at Harbour Club. Come on down to Providenciales and enjoy our stunning beaches and the clearest water you’ll ever see.
Marta
Fool’s Regatta 2010
The Coast Guard put on a great rescue at sea demonstration for the huge crowd of spectators watching from the beach and water.
- There were so many great entries in the annual Regatta Raft Race.
The raft races were exciting as every one paddled furiously to try and become the winner
These guys were the winners in the adult raft races
The start of the kid's raft race was noisy and colourful with teams jockeying for position
WIV4 interviewed the winning kid's team
This team was pretty tired as they reached the shore
If you missed this year’s Fool’s Regatta, you missed the best one ever. Mark your calendar for next June as it really is worth coming down to the beach and enjoying all the activities.
See you next year!!!!
Marta
Fools Regatta 2010
Fun day at this year's Regatta held on the beach at the Bight park
Tents, music, hotdogs and hamburgers, beer, rum and sodas, Hobie Cat races, Caicos Sloop races, raft races, tug o’ war events…….I’ve never seen as many people enjoying themselves as we did today. The annual Fool’s Regatta was a huge success and lots of fun.
Those Hobie Cats skimmed over the water at such a fast pace even though there was a brisk wind and white caps on the ocean
The Caicos Sloops sailed past.........I was late getting down to the beach and didn't get to see them race.
These kids and their Dad had a blast doing the tug o' war
There were adult teams and kid's teams as they tugged and pulled against each other often collapsing in a large heap on the sand
The Turks and Caicos Islands flag flew proudly ontop of one of the rafts while a Caicos Sloop lay at anchor just off the shore
The Fool’s Regatta used to be held on April Fool’s day and was a chance for everyone to get together, sail and have a good time at the beach. The highlight of the afternoon is always the Great Raft Race where hand made, unique watercraft powered only by paddles, race and try to get across the finish line with craft intact and in one piece and with all crew on board. Tomorrow’s blog will show you some of these great imaginative rafts.
Marta
Playtime at Taylor Bay Beach
Malaika was fascinated by the wavelets rippling along on the sandbar
She'd run up to them and then run back and try and get away from the waves
Once again the sandbar at Taylor Bay beach made for a great afternoon of play, fun and even lunch time snacks.
Perfect timing to enjoy the sandbars at Taylor Bay beach. We anchored the boat in two feet of water for the afternoon and played in the clear warm water as Malaika tried her new SwimWays outfit with a built in inflatable ring.
Come on down to Taylor Bay which has the most perfect shallow and calm waters just made for your little ones.
We’re there almost every Sunday!
Marta
Potcakes and Conchin’
It was so hot this afternoon that even the local potcakes were sitting and cooling off in the water
The guys wanted to watch World Cup soccer so the gals and lil’ munchkin headed down Turtle Tail to “My” beach. I don’t know the official name of this lovely little spot that’s tucked away but everyone locally calls it “Dog beach.” And YES there were two potcakes from a nearby house that showed up to play in the water.
These two potcakes had a great time splashing, romping and just sitting in the water.
The water right now is like a bathtub………unusual for this time of year for it to be already so warm. Looks like there’s going to be lots of hurricane activity this year. The beach was perfect as munchkin played in the sand and the water and some locals came by conchin’.
Conchin' on the south side of Providenciales just down the road from Harbour Club Villas.
I chatted with two locals who were spending the afternoon looking for conch. Used to be a time where you would find loads of conch in the waters off this little beach and further down past Bristol Hills. They had so far only found one and then another one that I took pictures of.
A "medium sized" conch he told me......I thought it looked pretty large.
- He cracked the conch, pulled out the meat and continued through the water looking for more.
Sad to say, there weren’t many conch to be found in the waters………….not even escapees from the conch farm that would work their way down towards our villas.
Marta
Taylor Bay Beach and Sandbar playtime
How lucky can she be.......a whole sandbar playground to herself!!
Lucky little munchkin……….not many can say that they had a tropical sandbar playground to themselves for the whole afternoon. A magical afternoon as the tide drifted out and exposed the sandbars at Taylor Bay. A gentle breeze ruffled the water and wavelets lapped around the edges of the sandbar.
Forget all those other toys....she wouldn't let go of the Joy detergent bottle
It’s amazing how babes choose the simplest of things and play with it for hours. Lil’ munchkin loved the Joy bottle Mom had brought with her and had no interest in the bucket, spade or other water toys.
The best time to go to Taylor Bay is at low tide especially if you have little kids.
Hot work all this playing and time for a cold drink.
A sandbar kids’ playtime with inches of warm, gentle water sparkling as the sun sinks lower in the western sky. The sand ripples can be clearly seen through the water. It doesn’t get any more perfect than this. Head out to Taylor Bay with your kids and enjoy an afternoon of fun and sunshine.
Marta