Extraordinary Stories From An Ordinary Guy: The "Provo on My Mind" Story

It was an ordinary day. Starting to go through my cardboard box for the umpteen time to make sure I have everything I need for our soon to be trip to Providenciales (Provo) which is one of the islands in the Turks and Caicos chain. The Turks and Caicos lie at the far southeast corner of the Bahamas Archipelago, approximately 575 miles from Miami, FL. The Turks and Caicos Islands are comprised of over 40 islands and uninhabited cays including 8 major islands: Grand Turk, Salt Cay, West Caicos, Providenciales, North Caicos, Middle Caicos, East Caicos and South Caicos. We have been there one other time and found it to be a perfect place to relax and do nothing. As we did the last time, we will be traveling with our friends from State College, Jerry and Just Sue. My cardboard box I'm looking through holds all the electronic items, passports, books, etc. that we will need during our stay. Provo is located on Grace Bay which is maybe the most beautiful beach in the Caribbean. Sand is so soft and cool to the touch as well as feeling like baby powder. The average water temperature in the summer and fall is 82 to 84 degrees. Cockburn town is the capital of the islands that speak English and use the US Dollar. Our last trip, almost 10 years ago, found the island at the start of a building explosion. Seems tourists, such as us, found the islands to be so beautiful and inviting that they saw the need to grow and expand in hopes of attracting more tourists. I'm anxious to see what they have done over the last 10 years. Hope they haven't gone overboard like many other islands in the Caribbean. I've included a few photos from our last trip so you can see why we have chosen to return. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.