On my recent cruise to the Caribbean, we spent one day on Grand Turk, one of the 40 Turks and Caicos Islands. Grand Turk is only seven miles across, and approximately 5,600 live there. It was devastated by a hurricane in 2008, and the island is still working hard to recover from the destruction of the storm. We took an auto tour of the island, and the movement of the vehicle coupled with the rain did not make for many good pictures of the buildings and landmarks on Grand Turk.
Nonetheless, I did get a few decent photographs despite the crummy weather.
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Gray
Nice photos! I especially like the one of the bottles – very creative! Bummer about the rain.
February 18, 2010 at 10:35 am
Carina
I also love the bottle photo — it makes me want to pull up and open a beer right there! Nice work!
February 18, 2010 at 10:49 am
Sabina
I think these are quite great photos! Especially the bottles in the water. I hope your tour was, despite the sogginess, a good one.
February 18, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Keith
You don’t often hear about the bad-weather days in the Caribbean. Too bad about that. Are you well-traveled in the region? My wife and I are considering a short vacation for some sun and sand but we really have no idea which islands are choice destinations.
February 18, 2010 at 5:57 pm
JoAnna
Hi Keith ~
I actually don’t know a whole lot about the Caribbean, though I could point you toward a few good resources.
You can find some information here: http://www.besttropicalislands.com/
Julie at Collazo Projects is knowledegable about Puerto Rico, Mexico and Cuba: http://collazoprojects.com/
Chris also writes extensively about the Caribbean: http://caroundtheworld.com/
Any one of these people may be able to direct you to further websites.
Have fun!
JoAnna
February 18, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Keith
Thanks for the info JoAnna — much appreciated!
February 18, 2010 at 7:45 pm
barnaby davies
Nice to see pictures of the real Caribbean! Head for Tobago if you want to avoid hurricanes — it’s just beneath the danger zone. But then I guess you knew that..
Thanks for checking out my Matador assignment, by the way.
February 19, 2010 at 9:04 am
Amiee
Ughhh I could use some beach time right now. Lovely photos — I actually like the clouds…
February 19, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Tim Patterson
Great photos! I’ll be going to Salt Cay soon, a little island off Grand Turk where my parents spend the winter.
February 19, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Lola
Nice photos. My fav is of the bottles being reflected off the glass surface.
February 22, 2010 at 9:15 am