Turks and Caicos

In an attempt to escape the ever decreasing temperatures of NYC, Tracy and I headed down to the Caribbean to a place called Turks and Caicos. I'd never heard of the place until I came over here but for all you geography nuts it's just below the Bahamas which is just below Florida.



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We'd booked this back in May and were quite excited to be getting away to some warm weather and a decent beach. We were not to be disappointed. 

Turks is an easy 3 hour flight from New York and we stayed at a pretty plush hotel called the Gansevoort which was located on Grace Bay. As soon as we walked in we were greeted by the pool and new we were going to be in for a good time.

I'd love to tell you more about the island but we didn't leave the hotel or beach in front of us for 5 days. It was simply sensational and by far the best beach we have been to so far. The sand was like talcum powder and the water a beautiful aqua blue. 

A typical day involved getting up and going and having breakfast by the beach. We'd then setup on some chairs on the beach and lounge around for a few hours. From there it was back to the pool and on the porch by 5pm for Chardy hour. 

We got back on Tuesday night to sub zero temperatures and pouring rain. It's inspired us to get a few more islands in before we leave this part of the world.

Dasha wanted to come away with us.

The lobby of the hotel

Afternoon pool time

Someone is enjoying the sun

The awful view from our room.

Grace Bay

Grace Bay

Grace Bay

Calm before the storm

This delicious meatfest from a neighboring hotel

Morning coffee and what a view