During our stay at The Somerset on Grace Bay, the Turks and Caicos Tourism Board wanted to share with us some of their favorite things to do and see while vacationing on Providenciales. Since this was our first time visiting, we were excited to experience the best of what the island nation had to offer with some locals as our guides. Our first stop was lunch at Bugaloo’s Conch Crawl. Located in Five Little Cays, this restaurant is quickly becoming one of the most popular places to eat due to its amazing location and delicious fresh seafood.
We spent some time with two of the restaurant’s conch gurus. They taught us everything we needed to know about how to find, cook, and eat conch. I have never met two men more passionate about their jobs before.
Then it was time for a completely different experience on another part of the island. We were taken to the Potcake Place; a dog rescue charity whose mission is “to reduce the number of homeless potcakes on the island.” Locals have affectionally named the homeless dogs ‘potcakes’, which is the term used to describe the leftover part of a rice dish that no one eats and is then given to the animals. At one point the population of dogs was becoming unmanageable and thus Potcake Place was formed. It is responsible for taking care of the potcakes until they are adopted. Many tourists who visit the rescue shelters find them irresistible and bring them home like souvenirs from their trip. Unfortunately, due to all of my traveling, I cannot take care of a dog right now, otherwise I would have definitely brought one home with me.
The more you show us of these islands, the more beautiful they are! I had no idea you could eat conch – or that even was something in them you could eat. Definitely shows that I don’t know anything about the sea! 🙂
I’m so glad that I could teach you something new! I really was enamored with T&C. The water is just sooooo amazing there!!! And you should try conch sometime. It’s delicious!
I didn’t know about cotton! I have to tell Andre. The Caribbean is so beautiful. I can’t wait to plan a trip.
Yes, cotton is #2! Paper is #1 and we bought each other plane tickets for that. 🙂 Leather is #3…I’m already planning which purse I want hahaha. I want to go to the Caribbean with you and Emma!!!
Mmmmm-conch fritters – I want to go find some right now!!
Hahaha me too! 🙂
You sure visit the most beautiful places on Earth, Andi! The color of that water is something so amazing! And those shells!! I love sea shells!!!
Thank you so much for such a nice compliment! Isn’t the water amaaaaaazing? I love shells too! We bought some to take home with us.
wow it looks like an amazing place! I wish I could be there right now. I envy you for your amazing experiences in that island!! And the beach shot is an art!
It really is an amazing country! I would go back in a heartbeat. Thanks for calling my beach shot an art. 🙂
Gorgeous! I’m so jealous!
Haha you’re not allowed with your travels!
So exquisitely beautiful!! 🙂 Just when I think your photos can’t get any better, they do. 🙂 Wonderful. 🙂
Thank you X a million! You’re just too kind! XOXO
I fall more and more in love with your photos with each post. You’re a star!
Awwwww you have no idea how much that compliment means to me! <3
Those conch fritters look to-die-for! Yummmmmm. And I love that your visit included the dog rescue. Not an average itinerary item but great nonetheless. I almost wouldn’t mind being a potcake on those islands!
Hahaha I wouldn’t mind being a potcake either! Yes, was interesting itinerary, but I like interesting haha!!! The conch fritter was AMAZING!
AWW! How sweet of Lucas 🙂 Please show us the cotton in the case when he finds the right one 🙂
He found it right away! I will take a pic today and instagram it. 🙂
I have traveled and worked at a few places around the Caribbean, and I still think the Turks and Caicos had some of the most memorable food. I remember eating brie with honey, followed by cracked conch, and salivating for days — just as I am now that I am remembering and eating vicariously through this post! Mmmm! I cannot wait to hear about the rest of your adventures — you really always look glowingly happy on a good beach, Andi! xo
Oh wow brie and honey with cracked conch, now I’m salivating! That sounds amaaaaazing!!! The beach is where my heart belongs truly. XO
You have no Idea how unbelievably jealous I am of this. What a stunning, stunning place!
Awww wish I could transport you there now!!! It really is a stunning place!
How CUTE that he grabbed the cotton!! One thing I’ve often found disheartening about travel is the stray dogs, so it’s so cool they had a rescue! And I’ve never eaten conch – I’m so curious about how it tastes!
Isn’t that so cool? I wish they could do something like that in Buenos Aires!!! And they take such good care of them and get them ready to live in loving homes. I should have taken some pics of the dogs, but I was too busy playing with them. Conch is delish!!! It tastes a little like calamari. The texture and taste is really hard to describe!
Gorgeous pics!
Thank you!
Every where in this story looks so beautiful! I can’t get over how white the sand is and how in itig the water looks… And the food! Yum!!
You have a lovely romantic husband 🙂
Can you explain exactly where you are on this holiday… I am not sure :/
Nevermind… I just read comments, your in the Caribbean
Isn’t the water and food just amazing??? Haha, yes most Latin men are very romantic!!! 🙂 This story was written in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos.
Wow what an amazing day!
A day I will never forget!
I have been drooling over your Turks & Caicos pictures. Seriously! I want to go so badly. Time to sure for a beach bum buddy!
I wish with all of my heart you can make it there dear!!! I know you’d LOVE it!
Your photos, as usual, are amazing! And I absolutely LOVE Potcakes Place — that would be my favorite stop on the tour! Lovely!
Haha I knew without you even saying that that would be your fave place on the island! 🙂
OMG! Lucas is so romantic!
Hahaha totally! I LOVE it!!!
Wow I just want to roll around in that sand!!! Beautiful!!!
Hahaha me too! 🙂
Hi Andi, that beach looks so unspoiled and so heavenly. And those food at Bogallo’s made me drool. Looked like you guys had a wonderful anniversary trip. You deserve it.
Awww thank you for saying we deserved it! It was a day we will never forget for sure!!!
BTW, loved you hubby’s spontaneous romantic gesture:) So sweet!
Hahaha he’s a keeper! 😉
I love the idea of the potcake place. I of course would probably not be able to go in there as I would leave with probably 5 dogs 🙂
Hahahaha trust me it was SO hard! Thank goodness most were adopted already.
I would like to eat all of those things while looking at the view, please.
Hahahaha it’s pretty awesome, huh?
What a gorgeous place .. i totally love beach holidays! Time to book one now ASAP! 😀
Hahaha yay!!! Music to my ears!
awww Lucas is so adorable and good to you!!! You got a good one!
He’s too cute! Thank you, I wake up every day grateful!!!
Wow what gorgeous shots!
Thank yoooooou!
Absolutely gorgeous photos!
Love the shell!
xoxox,
CC
Thank you X a million! XO
what wonderful photos! that beach looked incredible and I loved the idea of “potcakes place” I probably wouldn’t be able to resist taking a little guy home with me 😉 and the cotton plant was just the cutest!
Thank you so much! Yes, it was painful to leave the Potcake Place without bringing a potcake home with me, trust me on that! 😉
Just out of curiosity, did Turks and Caicos Tourism Board pay for your visit? That sounds like an interesting opportunity. We have never been in contact with any tourism board, but had one sponsored trip for book launch and it was nice.
No they did not pay for my visit. They just took us on a tour of the island! 🙂
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Wow looks like a paradise! Wish I was there as well 🙂
It’s a total paradise!