turks and caicos beaches // grace bay beach

when we first moved to provo, we stayed in a house right on the beach, so we got up early and went for a beach walk before work. we were so grateful for our new life.

then we moved to a new place, but a 5 minute walk from the beach, so the morning walks stopped…

and lately i have forced myself to go back to that routine. provo has amazing things –  being close to the beach + good weather + no traffic = no excuses! i would love to share a few pictures of my morning walks at grace bey beach.

i start off at grace bay club and only this gets me in a good mood!

i then head east, towards pelican beach – i see the tourists arriving to the beach from their resorts. the early birds are the ones with kids, or if they are leaving on a day out on the boat. there are a lot of people walking and running too.

i always have to stop at the coral house, it’s the most beautiful house in provo, with no one to see near it and a gorgeous strip of beach right in front.

on the way back i am tired, the sun is usually warmer, but i feel happy to have started the day achieving something!

a pretty good day

as you can imagine, life here in paradise, doesn’t feel like paradise every single day. as in most places, you have good days and, let’s say, less good days. and today i feel is a pretty good day.

i had to run some errands in the morning, went downtown to pay a bill and then to wiv (our local internet and tv company) to pay another bill. when i was leaving wiv i realized i didn’t have my phone with me. i have to say i am the type of person to whom these things happen more often than i would like to admit… and it just gets me soooo mad. i could hear little voices in my head saying how could have done that, how can you lose you phone, how could you have left it behind…

so i went back in wiv asking if anyone had seen my phone, the security and the manager looked everywhere and she even called from her personal number whilst i checked in the car in case it was hiding somewhere. they were so helpful and suggested running back downtown to look for it where i had been earlier.

so i went back, parked in the exact same place and asked around, but nothing to be seen.

when i was about to go back i see a security coming out of a shop and calling me. i was like is he calling me? is this my lucky day? is he really calling me? so i went in and he asked me if i had lost something. then he showed me the phone and a report he had written on the occurrence. i could not stop smiling and telling him how thankful i was. i asked him how could i thank him and he kept on saying pray for me, just remember to pray for me and i’ll be happy.

somehow i had a feeling that i would find it, i had a feeling that someone good hearted would find it and keep it for me. and provo has this things that really surprise you in an uber positive way!

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a very special guest post ~ carleth & adrian

carleth and adrian are close friends, and, the cutest couple. as i’ve mentioned before (here), and luckily for me, they got married here in provo. i was flattered to know they had never been in turks and caicos and fell in love with the island through myseastory! i asked carleth to share a few thoughts on their special wedding weekend on island…

My dream was to get married on the most beautiful beach in the world, and it became true on May 26th.

It was a risk to organize a wedding at a place we had never been to, and most of our guests had never even heard of, but like someone once told me before: “with Turks & Caicos, you can never go wrong”. And so we did. We mobilized over 80 people from different corners of the planet, with the promise of paradise.

Grace Bay Beach exceeded our expectations and, on Memorial Day weekend, its turquoise waters created memories that will forever bond our eclectic and multicultural group.

It was a hot afternoon on May 26th, but nobody cared. Sweating on the dance floor of Bay Bistro was the perfect excuse for our friends to cool off in the water under the bright moon.

It was the happiest weekend of our lives, not only because we sealed our love for each other, but because of the wonderful activities in the island: the boat ride, the conch fishing, the snorkeling, the parasailing, the rum punch and the tasty fish tacos at Somewhere Café, all of which printed huge smiles on the faces of our loved ones.

One of our friends asked us if we will return to Provo one day, and we answered yes. “Maybe for our first anniversary” and he replied: “can we all tag along again??”

images 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 by Taurus Studios

images 4 and 6 by David McLean

i’m back

after an extra long weekend.

it turns out the three day wedding ended up being more than 5 days long! i had an amazing time and i almost felt like i was away on vacation on a beautiful island – not away, but everything else so true. we’re not used to so much action, here in provo.

it does feel nice to be back to our own routine and have a quiet weekend in the sun to look forward to. and i’m counting the days for our next vacation – less than two weeks to go!

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friends

my long weekend began on thursday, when more than 80 friends and family came for  my friends’ wedding, here in provo. they are all staying at the sibonne hotel, having the hotel and beach all for themselves! we started with a welcome bbq at grace bay beach, a day out on the boat snorkeling and eating conch, and a fun rehearsal dinner watching the sunset at somewhere.

it’s great to have friends over, celebrate their special day and meet their wonderful guests who have come from all over the world, new york, spain, denmark and so on. since the bride is venezuelan and the groom is spanish i get to practice my spanish too! plus, i really get to enjoy the island, as if i were on vacation myself!

today is the big day and i can’t wait to see the beautiful bride and groom getting married on our beach!

this has been a truly fun weekend to remember.

hoping you all have an amazing weekend as well!