We got out first view of the underwater world when we tried diving during our holiday in the Turks and Caicos. Friends who are divers and snorkelers encouraged us to try snorkeling, snuba and scuba diving when told them that we were going to Provo for our vacation. Divers and snorkelers formed a majority of the guests our beach resort. The hotel tour desk recommended a local tour operator who had plenty of experience dealing with divers and snorkelers who were novices.
We had our first scuba lesson in the resort’s swimming pool. Once we gained enough confidence our guide took to us diving sites close to the beach, where the visibility was very good. For the dive spots a little farther, we were picked up from our hotel by water taxi. We tried several sites around Grace Bay, Pine Cay, Salt Cay, North West Point and South West Reef in the Turks and Caicos Islands. We saw several typers of sponges, coral, and all kinds of marine life, from rays to dolphins and turtles.
When we were in Turks and Caicos we had conch with almost every meal, and we loved it. We heard about Da Conch Shack and went there to gorge on cracked conch, a dish of deep fried conch pieces.. The next day, we told other divers and snorkelers in the group about it. After our snorkeling trip, our guide took us to dive for conch amidst the sea grass and plankton. We took the conch back with us to have the chef toss a fresh conch salad for us.
Talking about this special Caribbean delicacy, we heard of the Conch Festival in Blue Hills in the Turks and Caicos. The festival has a competition for the conch chefs and anyone who loves conch should make it a point to attend this festival. There is love music, dancing, conch blowing and a conch hunt in the sea. The atmosphere is family friendly, and the mojito that flows in the bars keeps the spirits high. and the competition keen. The festival concludes with a party on the beach.
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