More on Provo

I wanted to blog a little more about Provo in the Turks and Caicos because it is a really neat little island.  We stayed at Turtle Cove Marina on the north side of the island and we had them send out a pilot boat to guide us in when we got close because there is a reef around the whole area and there is just a small section to go through and as you go through there are big breakers on each side of you.  It was a bit scary but with the guide boat it made it a lot easier.  The Marina was pretty nice.  The only bad things were there was  no laundry facility and there was only one shower that was quite a ways from the slips where we were.  They have a very nice tiki bar though.  There is also a nice sports bar called Sharkbite that is on the other side of the marina and we were able to watch the Avalanche game on Saturday, though they lost and the Broncos game on Sunday night-at least they won.  Chris, the Manager is a really nice guy and he is also a Bronco’s fan.  

We decided to rent a car on Monday because we had quite a few places we needed to go and they weren’t in walking distance.  They have a pretty nice grocery store so we were able to get stocked up on everything.  Then we had to get the laundry done and of course stock up on rum and beer.  They have a really big place that is like a home depot that had just about everything we needed to get things fixed.  We stopped and had lunch at this cool little shack on the top of the hill and the son of the owner, who actually runs the place came out and talked to us for a while and told us the history of the restaurant.  They had great Caribbean and Chinese food.  I had the sweet and sour chicken and it was really good.   It was nice having the car because we were able to see quite a bit of the island.  Then in the evening we went to the Grace Bay area, which had all of the boutiques and shops and then to Mango Reef for dinner.