If you need us between June 25th & June 30th, we’ll be here:

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Our hotel is on Grace Bay Beach on the island of Providenciales, which is 12 miles long (the beach, not the island) and was voted one of the world’s top ten beaches by Conde Nast Traveler.  All reports are that the sand is really that white and the water is really that turquoise.  No Photoshop necessary:

The hotel is called The Sands at Grace Bay.  It’s a “condo-tel” resort, where all the “rooms” are actually condos, from studio-size to three-bedroom.  Studios have a kitchenette, the rest have full kitchens, which should help with food costs, since restaurants are reported to be relatively pricey.  (Although as someone who’s lived in New York, the prices I’ve seen don’t seem so outlandish.  But compared to Augusta?  Yes.)  Also too?  I will enjoy having breakfast on the balcony in my PJ’s instead of having to get dressed up nicely when I’ll just be going to lie on the beach right afterwards.  And I can sleep in and eat breakfast when I’m ready instead of having to be finished by a certain hour.  We will have a one-bedroom with an ocean view.

 

I think this ^ is one of the larger condos, but you get the idea.  All of the condos have screened patios or balconies – heaven!  No mosquito worries!

The resort’s on-site restaurant, Hemingway’s, is a local favorite, with dining pool-side and on a large deck over-looking the water.  I read lots of reviews from people who walked over from other resorts to eat there.  I understand the conch salad and conch fritters are TDF.

We’ll be doing some of this:

by taking a resort course with Caicos Adventures.  We won’t have our Open Water Certification, but we’ll have enough to dive for a day or two while we’re there.

We’ll also be doing this 

Cruise 3 (1/2 Day Lunch): $98
Sailing, Iguana Island, Snorkeling, Lunch Buffet
Children (age 3 to 11): $65
One of our most popular cruises allows you to spend more time on the water without taking up your entire day! A nice mix of sailing along the North East shore of Providenciales with a visit to Little Water Cay and its Iguanas, with a snorkel trip along the barrier reef all with a delicious lunch on board next to a beautiful uninhabited desert cay.

with Sail Provo.

And in case you’re wondering about sailing in Provo, Provo is the nickname for the island of Providenciales.  Ironic?  Maybe just a bit.

The best part of all this?  The kids will be AT HOME hanging out with these lovely people (who also happen to be really, really good sports):

(to whom we are eternally grateful and we haven’t even left yet!!!)

This trip is an early celebration of our tenth anniversary (at our house, we always party like it’s 1999, Anna…), since Karl’s residency program only allows him to take leave at certain points in the school year.  The last two years have been really uber-crazy for us.  We can’t wait to do a whole lot of nothing for almost a week. 

Partly so we won’t feel guilty about not taking the boys with us (they love the beach), we’re taking them to Hilton Head for a few days June 15th-19th.  The Grands arrive on the 22nd, and they have a couple of days to acclimate before we abandon them all.  And then?

Sayonara, dudes.  See ya later, alligator.  So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehn, goodnight.  Too bad so sad.  Don’t call us, we’ll call you.  Capiche?  Yeah.  Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about…

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