Turks & Caicos

Simon Higton · Issue 76, Jan/Feb 2014 · pp. 81–85

Products mentioned: Nikon D600, Tokina 17-35mm, Hugyfot Housing, Fisheye Dome, Inon 240z Strobes

The Turks & Caicos islands pride themselves with the beautiful surroundings they have to offer to the outside world. “Beautiful By Nature” is the slogan they use in their official advertising campaigns with “Clean by Choice” being the tag line. If you visit the main Island of Providenciales then this soon becomes apparent as you walk the length of its award winning grace bay beach. When the sun sets to the west it creates the classic Caribbean image with a long clean sandy beach, lazy palm trees, crystal turquoise water and the sun drops in at the end of the bay, almost as if it was engineered to be perfect. The islands continue to show off their colours as you drop beneath the surface. The majority of dive sites around the islands are designated marine parks and have permanent moorings in place for boats to tie to. Most of my diving life has been spent diving the northern Red Sea, which…