After 30 years of teaching, my mother retired this year. As a retirement gift (and Christmas, birthday, Mother's day, etc...), my sisters and I surprised her with a trip to the Turks and Caicos. Let me first say that this place has got to be the closest thing to heaven on earth. If you are a beach person (which we all are), you will never want to leave. The water was the most beautiful I have ever seen, and the sand was like powdered sugar. It was amazing! We stayed on the island of Providenciales ("Provo") on beautiful Grace Bay. It was "off season", so we felt like we had the entire beach to ourselves! Little did we know that the island is abundant with geckos (you know, the cute little lizards on the GEICO insurance commercials). Well, let me just tell you that these little buggers have no shame, as a baby one joined me one night for a shower! I'm not really sure who was more scared from the encounter...It was definitely a week that we will never forget! I leave you with some beautiful pictures...
