After a few days back home, I believe I have finally recuperated from our trip to the Turks & Caicos Islands. My sister had her wedding there, so we made it part of our long overdue family vacation.
Turks & Caicos has to be the Caribbean’s best kept secret. The residents are very nice and friendly, and the beaches are heavenly. It is hard not to fall in love with such a place. We stayed at the Beaches resort, which is absolutely magnificent! The wedding was beautiful and the food was great. It is impossible to be bored or hungry there, and there is something for everyone to do. My only regret is not having any time to myself. I had hoped to find a place to sit and watch the sun go down over the ocean, or to catch a few moments for some daydreaming and hopefully a bit of creative inspiration. That did not happen. The most I got was a few hours at the spa, which was relaxing, but a couple of ladies nearby with their senseless comments about how sorry they feel for the ‘natives’ spoiled the whole reflective moment. I am not quite sure what they meant by that, since I was trying hard to tune them out.
In any case, just because I was not able to snatch any selfish ‘me’ time does not mean that I feel it ruined my vacation. There were plenty of good moments, and I met some really cool people as well. This is what truly ruined the entire trip for me: I lost my wedding rings. I do not want to elaborate; let’s just say that I am back home, and my rings are not, and although I contacted the resort to see if anyone found them and turned them in, I don’t expect to get them back.
Now on to a different subject. I have a URL where I plan to post installments of my science fiction story, titled Hyperspace. I have used this story mostly for practice, and I never intended to do much with it. But the story is developing quite well, and hopefully if I can get some online interest in it I may be able to get some feedback on my writing style, or better yet, some online exposure! So far I have the background of the story posted, but soon I will start adding the story installments. The URL is www.bpinestories.comCheck it out!
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