Turks and Caicos (Point Grace Resort) 2010

Here's the cottage we stayed in. Of all the the things we did, having coffee every morning on the veranda was my favorite part of the vacation.

Our cottage was amazing. The interior was exquisite. Dark wood floors, a huge canopy bed, a cast iron soaking tub, gourmet kitchen, and the two doorways that you see are open to the veranda. We had windows on every wall, so when we opened them all, the breeze was amazing. And all that sunlight ... sigh. It was crazy how much we loved it.

This was our view from the veranda. We would look out at the ocean, listen to the palm trees sway, and talk about what we were going to do that day. Pure bliss.

Then, after we would have breakfast (the best oatmeal ever and fresh fruit), we'd walk across this sweet little bridge and take a stroll up and down the island.

The sand is as soft and fine as sugar. And almost as white. I'd read about places that have sand like this, and having been to many beaches, thought it was a bit of an exaggeration. It turns out this place isn't an exaggeration. At all.

These are the umbrella huts we used every day. They were perfect for Wayne, whose fair skin doesn't tolerate the sun for long. I couldn't help but think they would be perfect for babies to sleep and play under, too.

We did a lot of this.

And quite a few self portraits because we were shy to ask others to take our picture for us.

I did ask a lady to take a picture of us, and this is what we got. No Wayne and half of me. Plus, she didn't say when she was going to take it, so I was sort of waiting for a cue. Nice smirk I was sporting in the mean time, eh?

Here we are having drinks with a cute couple we met who were on their honeymoon. They live in Kansas City, so we had no problem making conversation over mojitos and beer (I didn't ask their permission to post their names and photos - so I'm not). They wanted me to take some pictures of them, so I did, and another bride and groom (sit wearing their wedding attire) walked up and asked me to do the same for them as they said, "It looks like you know what you are doing." That made me laugh but also feel so good. It was the only time on the trip I regretted not bringing my big camera. (I brought my point and shoot because I was afraid of salt water and sand. Turns out, I was right.)

Of the week we were there, we had 2 good days of weather. We had a lot of wind, clouds, and rain that just wouldn't leave (all of you who said not to worry about the forecast were big fat liars). BUT, on one of the good days, I went on Wayne's scuba diving boat to get out on the water. It was awesome to see how many different colors the water could turn. Stunning.

Wayne dove 3 days (for a total of 6 dives). He saw sharks, lobster, fish galore, turtles (my personal favorite), rays, eels, etc.

Here he is coming up from dive #6. He rocked it!

While Wayne was busy diving, I was busy doing nothing. I literally layed on the chaise all the days (except for 2 when the rain was non-stop). Even when it was cold and windy, I'd lay there with towels drapping over my body. I was determined to soak up the outdoors. I read 3 books, listened to a lot of music, walked the beach, and drank a lot of Corona.

I didn't take a lot of pictures, as you can see, but there really wasn't much to show because I am being honest when I say I didn't do anything. But hopefully you get the idea.

Doing nothing is everything in a place like this!

XOXO

Val