Providenciales Turks and Caicos

Providenciales Turks and Caicos (March 1-7, 2013)

We were still blessed with beautiful crystal clear waters as we came into Providenciales, on the west side of the Turks and Caicos Islands.  And YIKES, also met with a maze of large coral heads to maneuver...

The shoreline was quite spectacular as we came through the channel!

Beautiful homes!

Lots of new construction!

Turtle Rock!

AND, our friends, Marco, Deborah and Nicholas on their beautiful vessel, Kiribati... We are here!!!

A lot of celebrities have homes on Turtle Tail.  This beauty below belongs to The Artist formerly known as Prince... (notice the purple driveway to the right)

We would have gotten a better picture of the purple driveway; however, we were being chased away by security as they thought Jim said, "We are terrorists!" when actually he said, "We are tourists!"

As beautiful as The Artist formerly known as Prince's home was, other than the driveway, I found it to be somewhat ordinary and was drawn to the property next door.  Could pink being my favorite color have had something to do with it?  No, this is a most BEAUTIFUL estate...I was in awe!!!

The lower entrance to the property...

Check out the staircase leading to the turret...my dream hideaway!!!

We stayed dockside at the Caicos Marina for a few days and rented a car for some sightseeing before heading to Sapodilla Bay to anchor and stage for our next move...South Caicos. We enjoyed some of the local cuisine while in Providenciales; however, were not sure the chicken was actually chicken as we have never seen chicken with bones that look like those you find in a steak.  Nonetheless, we enjoyed the fare and returned more than once.

The "potcake" dogs that find shelter at the marina would stand watch beside our boat during the night.  Each morning, we arose to have one of them faithfully keeping watch to be sure no one came near our vessel.  And, each morning, we rewarded them with breakfast.

Just after nightfall on our first night in the anchorage, we noticed green flashes of light all over the water.  Taking a closer look, the light would appear as if an eye were glowing in the water, a small worm would swim to the light followed by an intense eruption of bioluminescent streaks forming a somewhat circular pattern and then would disappear.  Fascinated by such a phenomenon, we did some research and determined them to be glow worms performing their mating ritual, which occurs 2-3 days after every full moon in the springtime.  Unfortunately, due to poor lighting, we were unable to capture this fantastic ritual, which is unique to the shallow waters of the Caribbean.  This is a must see for those visiting the islands.

As time came for us and s/v Golightly to head further south, we spent our last evening sharing a great bowl of Deborah's homemade risotto (yes, she made it from scratch) and saying our goodbyes to Marco, Deborah and Nicholas on Kiribati and to Gregory and Cristina on Whisper.

Marco and Deborah playing with Nicholas at sunset
the night before we departed for South Caicos

Marco, Deborah & Nicholas
Great people that really know how to live life, no holds barred!

Gregory, Jeremie, Marco, Deborah & Nicholas

Moving along to South Caicos...