art and craft expo

19 December 2012

earlier this month we had the 3rd annual art and craft expo at the turtle cove marina – it was the first time i went so i didn’t really know what to expect.

i was so impressed with the variety of crafts that day – from purses (love these), painting, dolls, hats, jewelry and more. with limited access to materials here on island, locals and residents really showed how to get creative. arts-and-craft-expo-tci

these were my favourite, made by a haitian lady who lives in middle caicos. there are many hatians living on island, and they are so artististic. if you are visiting you should check out their local market near the small IGA, i bought a huge painting from there last year – it’s on the wall in our kitchen and i love it!

the art and craft was organized by the Turks and Caicos Friends of the Arts Foundation – join them on facebook to know more about other events in turks and caicos.

EDIT – there will be a christmas craft fair this sunday at the IGA Gourmet – see details here

art and craft expo

1 December 2012

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art-and-craft-expo via myseastory

today, at the turtle cove marina – i’m going!

a-few-things

* The Turks and Caicos Island Sailing Association First Annual Pico National Championship, today and tomorrow at the Bight.

* Turks & Caicos AIDS Awareness Foundation World AIDS Day Cocktail Party, tonight at the Grace Bay Club.

* Lemon Cafe‘s special Arabian Nights, tonight.

* Annual TCI Shine Island Wide Cleanup Campaign and with the Department of Environmental and Maritime Affairs (DEMA) for the first ever under-water cleanup, next saturday december 8th.

Have a lovely weekend, hopefully with the sun out and shining!

conch festival 2012

28 November 2012

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so last week, we met some friends at the conch festival – see last year’s post. this was the 9th year the festival took place, and it’s the one event on island that i make sure i don’t miss. for me, the conch festival is very genuine, it’s what turks and caicos is about.

it was held last saturday from noon to five in blue hills, by the three queen’s restaurant. we paid a fee to sample all sorts of conch dishes from the participating restaurants competing in the categories of best conch salad, best conch chowder, best speciality conch and best show.

we conched out, so we had some jerk chicken and fried fish too! there was a mojito competition (somewhere won!!) and my favorite part was listening to the kids steel drum band – i find them amazing!

ps – follow them HERE for next year’s schedule of events

pretty pictures

31 July 2012

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laura and rodrigo are such a gorgeous couple! they live here in provo and recently had their family photo session at the beach.

the pictures literally made my jaw drop! i specially like this one of their son maddox – he will be a heart breaker for sure!

i find these images amazing and truly show the feeling of turks and caicos – the light, the sea, the beach…

i see so many engagement and photo sessions around the web, but really, we live in the best setting to have them done.

wouldn’t it be awesome to book a session on your next visit to the island? i say totally worth it – sure want to have our’s done some day soon!

THANKS laura for sharing your pretty pictures!

ps – don’t these portuguese golden earrings look perfect on her?

images by james roy, from paradise photography

contact him on info@myparadisephoto.com or 649.232.7776

crab fest

6 July 2012

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last weekend we adventured ourselves in going to the crab fest in middle caicos – it is the biggest island of turks and caicos, with an area of 144km2 and a population of about 450 people!

james had never visited, north or middle caicos, so we thought it would be a nice chance for him to visit a different island and see what the crab fest was about.

to get there we had to take the ferry from provo to north caicos and then the bus to bombarra beach, where the crab fest was taking place. we bought the tickets at the ferry dock in provo, just before leaving, and it also included the bus drive from north caicos to the festival.

it took forever though, the ferry and a car rental would’ve taken much shorter. also, when we had just bought the ferry tickets we saw there were loads of boat owners making a business out of it and giving rides to the venue – a much quicker option!

when we got there it was busy, but not yet packed, so it allowed us to look around all the food stands and chose without queuing. there were all sorts of local options, curried crab, rice and peas, conch fritter, jerk chicken – we went for the cracked conch and fried fish with rice and crab from daniel’s cafe stand and had our lunch on a shade under one of the trees by the beach. yumm!

there was a stage with music by lovey forbes, the winning band of the battle of the bands, and others. david bowen was there to cheer up the crowd too. and loads of crabs wondering around!