| Caicos | Middle Caicos | |||||
| Dream | TCI, BWI | |||||
Dolphus and Stacia Arthur have a small guest house and grocery store next to their home in Conch Bar. The accomodations are less expensive than others on the islands but are also a little more rustic.
At one time, I had found a webpage for the Arthur's location but I can no longer find it. Dolphus does have a new page for his work as a fishing guide, though. Their phone number is listed on that page.
Blue Horizon Resort is located on the cliffs and beaches of the northwest coast. The signature view is of Dragon Cay, an offshore island shaped like a sleeping beast with a spiked nose. Blue Horizon is a well-done development with trails, scenic meditation spots, roads and underground utilities. I expect to see more cottages and villas there in the future.
One of the villas at Blue Horizon Resort. This is a popular rental for Amateur Radio Operators; the loft houses a radio station and a special VP5 callsign license can be obtained.
649-946-6118
George and Martha Volz's villa on Bambarra Beach. The interior can only be called charming; it's just plain fun to see what's hanging from the ceiling. Outside, the Volzes have planted a lush, extensive garden.
This is a rather new villa on Bambarra Beach. It's large and could probably accomodate several families at once. And now it has a website, too.
One half of a duplex located on Bambarra Beach. Sundial has a very nice garden and a Tiki Hut on the beach that's great for reading, napping, chatting, whatever.
On neighboring North Caicos, Howard Gibbs converted the abandoned home of a former missionary into an ecotourism lodge.
We're never happy to sit in one place so we use one of Ed Bennett's trucks to explore the whole island (and, when the ferry runs on Saturday, another whole island.)
There are plenty of fishermen on the island. Dolphus Arthur probably has the nicest boat; he's also the only one with a website.
Apparently, Middle Caicos is an archeaological treasure trove. Dr. William Keegan, of the University of Florida, has been exploring Middle Caicos since 1978. The island is home to 39 separate archeaological sites, including one just discovered this spring. I must admit I'm no archeaologist, I've stumbled blindly over this new site twice and never knew it was there.
The Caribbean Archaeology web site is an interesting reading that has propelled me along to other interesting topics, like "Where did Columbus really land?". There's more to the Caribbean than just lounging on the beach!