“Just One Day” takes us to Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands. The Turks & Caicos Islands include 40 islands and cays, eight of which are inhabited. Grand Turk is the center of government for the islands, but the islands are probably best known for the island of Providenciales, home to what is often regarded as one of the best beaches in the world, Grace Bay Beach. You had better believe that this day includes beach time, and loads of it, but it also includes some great food along the way. Let’s start the day with a good breakfast at Bay Bistro. Bay Bistro is located in the Sibonne…
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When people think of the Turks & Caicos Islands, they often think of Providenciales, the tourism center of the islands, famous for the gorgeous stretch of powdery sand which is Grace Bay Beach. The Turks & Caicos Islands are actually 40 islands and cays, 8 of which are inhabited. Among the inhabited islands is Middle Caicos, known for the handmade baskets made from reeds and grasses from the marshes and fields of the island. The Middle Caicos Coop was formed to preserve the art of Caribbean basketry. We picked up this treasure on our first trip to the islands in 2006. On the second Saturday of each month, the…
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Courtesy of Da Conch Shack, on Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands, is this beautifully prepared conch salad, pulled fresh from the ocean. Once the conch shell hits the work table, they knock a hole in the top of the shell, to expose the tendon which holds the conch inside. In one swift motion with his knife, the tendon is cut, the meat extracted, and the shell is tossed. Be sure to enjoy the delicious result with a cold Carib or one of Da Conch Shack’s fabulous rum punches. For more on Da Conch Shack, and why it is one of our favorite beach bars, read on… For more on…
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It has been said that food always tastes better with your feet in the sand. That’s true, and it tastes even better if you can have a rum punch in your hand while you watch them pull your meal from the sea. At Da Conch Shack in the Blue Hills area of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, you can experience just that. We discovered Da Conch Shack on our second trip to Providenciales in 2008. We visited the Blue Hills area in 2006 when we went to the Turks and Caicos Conch Festival, but we did not make it to Da Conch Shack. We visited on our trip in 2008,…
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Try the Conch Knocker at Da Conch Shack, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands. For more on one of our favorite beach bars, read on… SaveSave
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Have you “been to Barbados?” I am reading “And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails ” by Wayne Curtis, a book suggested by Carlton Grooms of “Coastlines and Tan Lines.” I just came across a passage where the author recounts that Benjamin Franklin, the publisher of the “Pennsylvania Gazette,” printed up 228 different words and phrases as slang for being drunk. My favorite: “Been to Barbados.” The lovely rum punch above is the best on the island of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, found at Hemmingway’s.
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The beginning of My Irie Time This was the very first image posted on My Irie Time when I began this blog in 2011. I first started sharing images online in 2007, when a friend convinced me to join Flickr and come along on monthly photowalks with our local Cream City photographers group. We found ourselves traveling to the Caribbean more often, and I found that it was something I really loved. When I won the Caribbean Travel + Life Photo contest in 2011, I posted more and more from our travels there, beginning on a Blogger site, and then with a dedicated website. It was my time away from…
