10 days in turks and caicos

30 August 2014

my-sea-story-4 if you remember this (semi-fake) post, one of the items on my bucket list was to have my dad visit us, and thanks to her, he finally made it to turks and caicos. my parents, my sister and her boyfriend spent 10 amazing days with us and i would love to share a few of the things we did during their stay.

my-sea-story-11 my-sea-story-16 we went to da conch shack for the best cracked conch and fried plantains – my mum bought a gorgeous conch to bring back home as a souvenir – yes, very touristy and we love it!

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we went beach-sight-seeing, other than grace bay beach, there are loads of gorgeous beaches on island, we went to pelican beach, emerald point, long bay beach, turtle tail, taylor bay and sapodilla bay. we visited chalk sound national park and the gorgeous chalky water colour.

my-sea-story-18 we drank loads of fresh coconut water, from in our garden.

my-sea-story-19 my dad took my mum sailing on grace bay beach – next time they’ll go stand up paddle boarding!

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my dad and james went fishing with silver deep, whilst julia and i took my mum and sister shopping at our favorite store – the boutique at grace bay club. that night, we were lucky to have the best tuna sashimi, caught by them! my-sea-story-3 we went to amanyara for the most amazing sunset drinks – i always have their champagne mojito.

my-sea-story-20 we went to somewhere – more times than we would like to admit – for some snorkeling at coral gardens, followed by the best pulled pork tacos.

we dipped julia under the water – counted to three, blew on her face, and gulp glup – i was more scared than her, she just reacted a little surprised, and we found it too funny.

my-sea-story-9 we had the best beach lunch at stix – our favorite place to have a meal with our feet on the sand.

my-sea-story-10 we had smoothies and iced lattes at lemon 2 go, chocolate chips cookies, so good we had to eat them before taking any picture.

my-sea-story-13 sometime my family would go out sightseeing or relaxing by the beach, james was working, whilst i stayed home with julia napping, and then we would get together for some more playtime. julia loves being in the water, but this was her first encounter with the sand, it was so funny to see her curious reaction.

my-sea-story-6 we had the best family meals at home and relaxed for hours at the beach and played with julia in the water!

thank you mum and dad, for coming to visit, thanks ines and nuno for joining, for spoiling and making julia laugh non stop! we had the best time ever and can’t wait to have you back ♡

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ps – more things to do in turks & caicos HERE

baby break at parrot cay

2 June 2014

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baby break at parrot cay | myseastory for my birthday, last month, we wanted to take it very easy, julia and i had just been back to provo for over a month and we were still getting the hang of it. so we decided to get away and spend the day close by, at parrot cay.

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our lunch faves – clockwise starting top left – tuna tataki: gypsy salad: pannacota with berries sorbet: cesar with prawns.

we are so lucky that we have this beautiful resort so close to us – we took the morning boat and in 20 minutes we were there. we were getting the last boat back at 5.30, giving us enough time to have a relaxing lunch by the pool, and enjoy the beach for a couple of hours before heading back to provo.

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baby break at parrot cay | myseastory we weren’t sure how it would work out with the stroller, getting on the boat, access to the restaurant and the beach. we were given a room for the day in case we needed a changing, feeding, napping break, so that was really helpful.

this is MY bed, you can take the crib!

baby break at parrot cay | myseastory julia loves hotels – she’s takes after her mum and dad – and loved spending the day here. the resort is not tailored to baby / baby strollers, there are a couple of steps here and there that make it a little more challenging, but some rooms have easier access, and the staff was so friendly, somehow everything worked out. we look forward to coming back soon!

ps – parrot cay baby moon and julia’s first hotel stay

parrot cay babymoon

18 November 2013

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every time we want to go off island for a quick get away, our favorite options are either miami for some shopping, or parrot cay for some rest and relax. a couple of months ago my friends and i went on a baby moon get away to parrot cay.

myseastory-2013-11-17-11 not only we are always excited to go there, but they had just won number one on the world’s top 100 hotels by conde nast traveler – how amazing is that! the relaxed ambiance, the amazing setting, the delicious food and the always friendly staff make our experience unforgettable every-single-time. we are so lucky to have parrot cay as our next door island for weekend escapes.

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their buffet breakfast is the best i’ve had, they have the best presentation and everything is delicious, it makes you want to have breakfast all morning long, as we did! myseastory-2013-11-17-8

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we went to the spa several times, and i had the best pre-natal treatment ever, i couldn’t recommend it enough, it was pure heaven. plus, i love their products with eucalyptus aroma, and always bring home their shower gel to take me back to their relaxing spa when i’m home. myseastory-2013-11-17-1

myseastory-2013-11-17-4 myseastory-2013-11-17-6 we went for long beach walks, relaxed with a book by the pool at our private villa, how lucky were we to stay here! and at night ordered room service, no one could get us out!

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thank you, parrot cay, for yet another amazing and unforgettable weekend with the best friends!

parrot cay is definitely my favorite hotel in turks and caicos, but if you are staying somewhere else, and it’s not busy seasons, i recommend getting a day pass and at least spending the day on island – contact them through their website parrot cay by como.

check out my previous stays at parrot cay – here.

best spots to watch the sunset in turks and caicos

14 March 2013

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i asked a few provo friends if they would share their favorite sunset spots on island. the skies are beautiful here in turks and caicos, with no pollution and no buildings, the sunsets are unbelievable – ask anyone who’s been here.

overall these were the favourite spots to watch the sun go down –

* at the amanyara resort, on the west point of the island, having their signature mojito (picture taken by sven)

* at somewhere on the beach, whilst having an early dinner of fish tacos and rum punch.

* at the infinity bar, at the grace bay club resort, for a glass of bubbly at the coolest bar on island.

And a few more worthy sunsets from around the island –

from leeward, when we had just arrived on island.

from ocean club west, taken by marta.

from pelican beach, taken by ingrid.

from the regent grand resort, taken by noemia.

from the seven stars resort, taken by kelcey.

from the atabeyra, on a glow worm sunset cruise.

THANK YOU friends, for sharing your sunset pictures!

ps – another magic sunset we saw one day on our first year in provo.

island fish fry

11 March 2013

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last week we headed to the bight for dinner at the weekly fish fry, we had heard so much about it, we were dying to try it out.

the fish fry is a new event, held every thursday, organized by the tourist board and lime, and featuring local music and food.

there was music, dance – and my favourite, junkanoo – and food stalls from most of the island restaurants featuring local food – fried fish, cracked conch, jerk chicken or fried lobster with rice and peas, mac and cheese, corn on the cob or fried plantain.

it was packed, with locals, residents and tourists, so i recommend going early.

head over for more pictures and also a great post on the weekly fish fry.

picture taken by james of henry the conch and me.