there’s definitely a lack of healthy food options here in provo, so i tried melissa’s food for thought lunches over the course of a week. it’s genius – on friday she sends out lunch and dinner menus for the following week. and then every day we can pick up our meals at green bean or big al’s. not only did i feel great for eating healthy, but it was also nice not having to cook lunch.
here’s a recap of my five days food for thought lunches – Continue reading
occasionally, i get asked by readers and visiting friends – what souvenirs can we take home from turks and caicos, something typical from the islands that will remind us of our stay? other than a conch, i love these colorful handmade baskets, made in turks and caicos. you can find them at anna’s art gallery in providenciales or at daniel’s cafe in middle caicos.
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.
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!
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.
we drank loads of fresh coconut water, from in our garden.
my dad took my mum sailing on grace bay beach – next time they’ll go stand up paddle boarding!
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!
we went to amanyara for the most amazing sunset drinks – i always have their champagne mojito.
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.
we had the best beach lunch at stix – our favorite place to have a meal with our feet on the sand.
we had smoothies and iced lattes at lemon 2 go, chocolate chips cookies, so good we had to eat them before taking any picture.
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.
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 ♡
ps – more things to do in turks & caicos HERE
the storm has finally calmed down, after being stuck at home for three days, provo is flooded and so are other turks and caicos islands. luckily, we stocked up on food saturday morning, just after dropping off my family at the airport, probably for the last flight that flew out of providenciales before the storm. the airport was flooded and the flights canceled until today. living here, we are all used to being out a lot, so we all got a little bit of cabin fever during the past days.
i didn’t get any pictures of the flooded roads on the island – there are loads on facebook – but don’t remember irene, three years ago, being so harsh. at least, this time, i knew – more or less – what to expect.
pictured, grace bay beach today, julia and i were so happy to finally get out for a beach stroll.
ps – this video, taken last sunday here in provo, made me smile :)
so it’s that time of the year, i guess it starts today, the island gets quiet and so many restaurants close for a month or more. every year i always struggle to know which ones are closed and when will they reopen, so i thought i would do a little research and share the closing and opening dates of my favorite spots.
bugaloo’s – open!!
caicos cafe – last day is 23 Aug (tonight!) – reopening tbc, between 20 and 25 Oct
chinson’s – open!!
da conch shack (pictured above) – open!!
garam masala – last day is 2 Sep – reopening tbc, during the second week of Oct
le bouchon du village – last day is 29 Aug – reopening 13 Oct
lemon 2 go – open!!
somewhere – last day is 21 Sep – reopening 6 Oct
stix (now at the west bay club) – open!!
via veneto – last day is 31 Aug – reopening 17 Oct
hey, let me know if there are any other food spots you would like know, and i’ll add them to the list!
ps – places to eat in turks & caicos
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