parrot cay

16 April 2012

parrot cay was the first thing that came to my mind the very first time i heard about turks and caicos – actually, it was everything i knew about turks and caicos. you might remember me mentioning before, HERE and HERE, but last weekend i finally got the chance to see it for myself.

since my mum and sister were visiting we made a little trip off island and stayed there for a couple of days. from the very first moment, when we were greeted at the pier, whilst waiting for the boat to take us, throughout the whole stay, we felt really far away and soooo pampered!

we relaxed at the beach, went for long walks, took pictures of the amazing sand banks with the low tide, found sand dollars for the first time, and cycled around exploring the beautiful island.

we stayed next to an old pirate house, where supposedly the pirates used to live. can you believe the island was initially called pirate cay, but was changed to parrot cay so as not to frighten visitors? cute pirate house, hum?

we had cocktails by the pool and since james was craving asian, we had dinner at lotus, their asian restaurant – my favorite was a delicious starter they had with tofu and coconut milk with fried plantain!

parrot cay is as breathtaking as i had imagined it and i can’t wait to go back for another weekend!

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sand dollars

13 April 2012

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there are three things that i absolutely love about turks and caicos (besides all these) – star fish, remember how they tickled in my hands when i held them? – turtles, james sees them all the time on his dive outings and i get crazy jealous – and sand dollars.

i have been looking for sand dollars for more than a year now and had only found them in souvenir shops. obviously, i’ve been looking in the wrong places, because everyone seems to see them all the time…

but last weekend, james and i were going for a walk and he found three in a row!

they are funny creatures, so, so pretty and difficult to imagine how they function. they are related to starfish and sea urchins – i did find a video with a sand dollar moving across the sand, you must watch it HERE.

infinity

11 April 2012

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since my mum and sister are on island, we are a bit more active than usual – last week we took them to grace bay club for drinks. (remember THIS picture on instagram?) their infinity bar is definitely the coolest bar on island, and one of my favorite spots too.

the lounge area is also pretty neat – those lanterns, at night, give an awesome effect (would love to have a few in my terrace!) and there’s a fireplace, in case you get the chills!

we went at sunset, had a couple of cocktails and snacked on some conch. we were so tired, it was the perfect early night out after a day in the sun.

his dive story

10 April 2012

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The other day, we were diving at French Cay and it has been a long time since I have been there as it is a long trip from South Dock.

It’s April and I was able to witness the various corals shooting out sperms and seeds creating a mist on the reef wall which made the viz poor.

I also had company on this dive. Joana’s sis Ines from Lisbon was doing her OWD and she had a great time even when a shark came straight at her!

Check out all my diving posts HERE!

James

happy easter weekend

6 April 2012

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i hope you have a great weekend my friends!

we have an extra long one in provo – friday and monday off! we’re enjoying having family around and doing all touristic things we never end up doing without guests.

i made a list of all the beaches in provo and have taken the challenge of going to every single one of them during my mum and sister’s stay – we’ve been to six different ones (like this one, this one, and this one) but still have a few more to go!