Thank you so much for your pics. As an owner at The Somerset- we were so anxious about the storm and these pics only confirm what friends on island have sent to us. thank you so much for making me smile tonight!
PS- your work is amazing!
Michael

Any word on pics from Grand Turk????

Re: Beaches, we have the same issue. We are supposed to arrive on October 18th. Hurrican Hannah caused an announced closure until September 26th, and as far as I can tell, beaches is sticking with that tagline. But here is what is odd. Two nights ago, I could book a room at Beaches for Sept 26th, but not the 25th, so their booking engine was aligned with the announced Sept 26 reopening. However, last night, I tried the same trick and could not book prior to November 1st. If you call them up, they are still saying no damage was done and that they will be open Sept 26th. Conflicting information to be sure. Please post what you find as I am also interested!

Rob,

Beaches is closed until mid Nov. I have called and was told that by an agent.

thanks chris and andy!
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great job
we here still no power on our street?

take care and love to you all

\stay safe
suzanne and ted

Thanks for the kind comments on the photos everybody…

I don’t have specific information right now on the Beaches resort – however I would be surprised if there was any serious damage there. They did close for a month the last time we had a close pass by a hurricane a couple of years ago, so I expect they are doing the same thing – using the slow season to close and tidy up properly and do the kind of maintenance that is hard to do when guests are on-property.

Steven – by October 16th I think your villa will be fine. The south side of Provo was more exposed to the winds (Ike passed to the south of us) – but damage on properties here has generally been limited to some missing roof tiles and torn mosquito screens. And far from being “insulted” by “ugly American” visitors I am sure you will find everyone here very welcoming – tourism is Turks & Caicos’ major business and we want everyone to come and enjoy the islands again as normal!

Grand Turk and South Caicos have been hardest hit, of course, and efforts are already under way to help them rebuild as soon as possible. Provo however is already up and running (we had power restored in the Long Bay area today – most of the island kept power throughout the storm) and in a few weeks I think it will be hard to see many signs of the storm’s passage here.

Thank you so much for the pictures! Everything really looks the same, maybe just a few flowers missing. I have been reading about beach erosion but it looks normal to me.

Well, sorry O.J. – but you are mistaken. All these photographs were taken on Monday morning – that particular one was taken at 10.47am on 8th September 2008 according to the digital image file data.

That deck area at RWI normally has chairs and tables on it, which is probably why you don’t recognize it. The beach hut is out of shot to the right.

We are travelling to Beaches on T&C later this year, I called them this morning to check status of resort and was advised that the resort is closed until 14th/15th November.

Any news on how the island looks underwater? We are avid divers and wondering how the reefs held up in the storm. We are coming out to SCUBA in Oct.
Thanks for posting the photos !

We are so happy to see the pictures of the Ocean Club East -our favorite spot in the Caribbean. Having been married there, we were so worried, and there hasn’t been much TV coverage on T&C up here in Florida. The Resort looks great and we hope all the folks, who treat us so special, are safe and sound.
Take care and thanks again for the great pictures.

Thank you so much for posting this information, Chris! I have been thinking often about everyone down there in Provo – especially Ileana Ravasio and Preston from your company, who took the most amazing family portraits for us while we were staying at the Royal West Indies last Thanksgiving. I have the portraits hanging here in my office and gaze upon them daily as I think back to the wonderful holiday we spent on that beautiful island. We are seriously considering going back for this Thanksgiving holiday and your pictures have only reinforced that idea. So glad to hear that Provo faired so well and hope that the other islands aren’t much worse off. Best wishes!

Maui – the photos are tagged as “IKE” because they were taken in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.

Jennifer – you are very welcome!

Beaches Tourist – we don’t have access to take photos inside the Beaches Resort because it is private. But it is on the same beach as all the other resorts pictured here so will not have suffered any more damage than the rest. Beaches are taking longer to reopen partly because they are also putting the finishing touches to their new “Italian Village” section.

Wow. im so glad all looks okay!.. Its a goregous place to be… was so sad to hear that the islands were affected by the hurricaines… My husband and I got married there earlier this summer – June 2008 and… the islands were incredible to us.. and im so glad they can continue to be incredible for others! …

We look forward to coming back next year.. thanks for the firsthand photos *big relief*

with love,
k&c

we have family in provo & grand turk so the pictures are let us know how well provo is but do you have any pictures of grand turk in the aftermath of ike???

Just got back from Provo. Stayed at the Villa Osprey. The pics are accurate.. island was very good… trade winds made snorkeling a bit rough, but we thoroughly enjoyed everything. If you have a chance, dine at Coco Bistro… great food.. and of course.. Da Conch Shack was a repeated favorite of ours. Beaches were smooth. A great time.

we just got back from Turks; stayed at the Sands. we were getting flyers on the beach from Beaches. Lights were on later in the week…?

I’m glad to see the gem of resorts on this island were ok also! I was set to go to the Palms toward the end of the month. Premiere Michael Misick always makes us feel so welcome. I hope everything will be ok, can’t wait to get there! Grace Bay is nice too.