Sunday, February 9, 2020

Turks & Caicos

21.45.631N
72.13.429W

Abandoned House

Happy Birthday Nicky!!  Hope to see you soon.

Entry stair case

Today was a fun day.  The Texas Crewed folks and we decided to keep the rental car for another day and go exploring in the opposite direction than we had traveled yesterday.  The idea was to find a restaurant named Da Conch Shack for the 5pm dinner special, a sea food “pot” which sounded like a low country boil-island style-with lobster, conch, fish, etc.  We started out finding an ice cream shop along the way and stopped to sample their wares.  Then on to find Da Conch Shack.  The problem was, we arrived at 2pm and started with a pitcher of rum punch and conch fritters and fries as poo poos.  We graduated to various sandwiches and then strolled along the beach looking at the local ladies’ conch shells and home made souvenirs. They would have made the “boat boys” down island proud. 

Kitchen

Once we decided that we weren’t going to make it to 5pm, we decided to go exploring some more.  We’d travel down various roads until they turned to dirt roads and down them until we couldn’t go any further.  Then on to the next road.  Obviously, the place I got the biggest kick out of was a house that Dale had explored on one of his walks.  We piled out of the rental and explored the house.   A double door entry, with circular staircase.  Marble floors, crystal chandeliers, pool, statuary, servants' quarters; you name it! It was great!  I’m sure any self respecting interior decorator would have had a heart attack at the various styles combined in the house but it made for great exploring.  At the end of the day, we kicked around the idea of keeping the car one more day to go grocery shopping again and possibly a tour of a beer garden of some sort that Renee had heard of.  We’ll see what happens tomorrow. 

Fountain off Dining Room                Staircase Finial