Turks & Caicos
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TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Friday, 14 Nov 2008 | Views [40]
Firstly, I'm not really sure how this happened - there are certain age milestones during life, but I'm not sure how this one snuck up on me ! I don't remember what happened on my 18th so it must have been a pretty drunk affair (kes may remember - I ... Read more >
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Wednesday, 13 Aug 2008 | Views [66]
Time seems to be moving at an ever increasing rate, it is already August and yet it seems like I have only blinked since the beginning of the year. This year has been a busy one, with many changes taking place,as well as a couple of great trips off ... Read more >
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Monday, 28 Jul 2008 | Views [67]
Everyone has a dream, however, some dreams are easier to follow than others. I thought that ours was ambitious, however, once I met and became friends with Deb, one of the instructors at Dive Provo, I decided that ours paled into insignificance. Deb ... Read more >
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Monday, 3 Mar 2008 | Views [127]
The New Year saw a new service arrive on Providenciales - a ferry to North Caicos. Previously the only way to visit the island was to fly, which was expensive and inconvenient. The ferry service (only $40 return), combined with the completion of the ... Read more >
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Monday, 24 Dec 2007 | Views [163]
We have now been living in the Turks & Caicos for a year, time seems to have flown and yet so much seems to have happened. The island has gone from a unfamiliar place, to a place we call home with a circle of very good friends. The last few weeks ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Sunday, 9 Sep 2007 | Views [180]
It has been a while since any activity outside of work was organised, so when Ben (one of the instructors) arranged to hire one of the dive boats for a Sunday (our day off), we jumped at the chance. There were 14 of us, some instructors, some friends, ... Read more >
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TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Saturday, 8 Sep 2007 | Views [143]
After just over 8 months on the island, and several false starts, we have finally moved house. We moved to almost the opposite side of the island (so no nearer work), to the quieter and more local area of Blue Hills. We have a small studio apartment, ... Read more >
Tags: Work
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Saturday, 1 Sep 2007 | Views [161] | Comments [1]
After months of planning, artificial reefs have been built and located in two areas outside the dive centre. They are in 2 - 3 meters of water, making them ideal for snorkellers and DSD's. The reefs comprise 'reef balls', which are concrete molds, hollow, ... Read more >
Tags: Work
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Sunday, 5 Aug 2007 | Views [145]
A good start to the day, in a bar at 9am, eating a full english, drinking a pint of guiness and watching the Charity Shield. Hottest part of the day and another roadtrip with the usual mob to explore North West Point - the 4 wheel jeep was needed to ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Monday, 30 Jul 2007 | Views [173]
A great afternoon spent with friends made whilst on Turks & Caicos Islands - along with myself and Jo were Nik & Steve, Lynne & Brett, and Sarah. We travelled to S.W point, a 20 minute journey along a dusty track that led to a very secluded ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Monday, 9 Jul 2007 | Views [180]
Once we had selected our mighty vessel and tested her for seaworthiness, we set sail on a day of adventure - myself, Jo, Eric & Liz - to travel to destinations unknown - well an hour or so along the coast. We went past Little Water Cay (Iguana island), ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Thursday, 5 Jul 2007 | Views [174]
The location was Eric's house - for an evening of homemade margaritas and merriment. A special thanks to Liz who spent half the day hand squeezing limes !!!! The drinks were potent and the evening reached its usual conclusion of drunken merriment. ... Read more >
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TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Monday, 25 Jun 2007 | Views [202]
So, we boldly decided to leave the island - myself, Eric and Liz. Once aboard the worlds smallest plane, the elastic band was wound up, we were pointed in the right direction and off we went. The flight was spectacular, with great views of the reefs ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Monday, 21 May 2007 | Views [217]
Myself, Jo, Eric and Liz hired a kayak each (no argueing over paddling that way) and headed over to the mangroves, tide was high so we could progress through them easily. We saw a few small turtles, but sadely no lemon sharks ( a popular place for them, ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Monday, 1 Jan 2007 | Views [191]
Things are becoming easier as time passes, and we now accept alot of the earlier frustrations. Work, however, is easy, the sun always shines. work front: we have fitted in well at the dive centre, the learning curve was pretty short for me and ... Read more >
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TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Sunday, 17 Dec 2006 | Views [973]
So first of all a little about the Turks & Caicos islands ........ They are a dependant British Territory comprising 8 islands (providenciales, north caicos, middle caicos, south caicos, east caicos, west caicos, grand turk, salt cay) and some 40 ... Read more >
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