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A natural blend of traditional Danish and Caribbean architecture, this impressive residence located within the walls of the exclusive five-star Grand Bahama Yacht Club on the island of Grand Bahama is an escape like no other. Ownership also affords access to the world-class facilities of the Lucayan or Bahama Reef Golf and Country Clubs. Truly, this is the future of luxurious living in the Bahamas…and all just a 45-minute flight from Miami.
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Closed off the roof turbines in preparation for the hurricane
Hurricane Matthew was an extremely destructive and long-lived tropical cyclone which became the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Felix in 2007. The thirteenth named storm, fifth hurricane and second major hurricane of the active 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, Matthew wrought widespread destruction and catastrophic loss of life during its journey across the Western Atlantic, including parts of Haiti, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Lucayan Archipelago, the southeastern United States, and the Canadian Maritimes. Over 1,600 estimated deaths have been attributed to the storm, including 546 to 1,600 in Haiti, 1 in Colombia, 4 in the Dominican Republic, 4 in Cuba, 1 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and 49 in the United States, making it the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Stan in 2005, which killed more than 1,600 in Central America and Mexico. With the storm causing damages estimated in excess of $10.5 billion (USD), it was also the costliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Sandy in 2012, as well as the tenth costliest Atlantic hurricane in history.
This is where we went swimming. I did not take this pic. After this, we both needed medical treatment: me for severe stinging in my eyes due to some combination of sunscreen, salt, and sand in them; Anne for a badly twisted knee. But medical treatment was too expensive ($140 minimum per person), so we treated ourselves.
A natural blend of traditional Danish and Caribbean architecture, this impressive residence located within the walls of the exclusive five-star Grand Bahama Yacht Club on the island of Grand Bahama is an escape like no other. Ownership also affords access to the world-class facilities of the Lucayan or Bahama Reef Golf and Country Clubs. Truly, this is the future of luxurious living in the Bahamas…and all just a 45-minute flight from Miami.
More details: hub.am/1pi73hp
The Turks and Caicos Islands or TCI for short, are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Caribbean Sea and northern Caribbean region.
They are known primarily for tourism and as an offshore financial centre. The resident population is about 49,000 of whom 23,769 live on Providenciales in the Caicos Islands.
The first known inhabitants of the islands were TaĂno Indians, who left evidence of their occupation in the form of utensils and a ball court. Locals claim that the islands were the first landfall of Columbus in 1492. Some argue for Grand Turk, where a monument casts the claim in stone. The arrival of Europeans spelled the end for the TaĂnos, who had either been forced into slavery or had succumbed to European-borne diseases by the mid-16th century.
During the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, the islands passed from Spanish, to French, to English (subsequently British) control, but none of the three powers ever established any settlements.
From about 1690 to 1720, pirates hid in the cays of the Turks and Caicos Islands, attacking Spanish treasure galleons en route to Spain from Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Spanish possessions in Central America and Peru.
The islands were not fully colonised until 1681, when salt collectors from Bermuda built the first permanent settlement on Grand Turk Island.
Football coach Sonia Bien-Aime escorted by young football players relay the Queen's Baton, in Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos Islands, Wednesday 16 April 2014. Turks and Caicos Islands is nation 56 of 70 nations and territories the Queen's Baton will visit.
A natural blend of traditional Danish and Caribbean architecture, this impressive residence located within the walls of the exclusive five-star Grand Bahama Yacht Club on the island of Grand Bahama is an escape like no other. Ownership also affords access to the world-class facilities of the Lucayan or Bahama Reef Golf and Country Clubs. Truly, this is the future of luxurious living in the Bahamas…and all just a 45-minute flight from Miami.
More details: hub.am/1pi73hp
A natural blend of traditional Danish and Caribbean architecture, this impressive residence located within the walls of the exclusive five-star Grand Bahama Yacht Club on the island of Grand Bahama is an escape like no other. Ownership also affords access to the world-class facilities of the Lucayan or Bahama Reef Golf and Country Clubs. Truly, this is the future of luxurious living in the Bahamas…and all just a 45-minute flight from Miami.
More details: hub.am/1pi73hp
Closed off the roof turbines in preparation for the hurricane
Hurricane Matthew was an extremely destructive and long-lived tropical cyclone which became the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Felix in 2007. The thirteenth named storm, fifth hurricane and second major hurricane of the active 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, Matthew wrought widespread destruction and catastrophic loss of life during its journey across the Western Atlantic, including parts of Haiti, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Lucayan Archipelago, the southeastern United States, and the Canadian Maritimes. Over 1,600 estimated deaths have been attributed to the storm, including 546 to 1,600 in Haiti, 1 in Colombia, 4 in the Dominican Republic, 4 in Cuba, 1 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and 49 in the United States, making it the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Stan in 2005, which killed more than 1,600 in Central America and Mexico. With the storm causing damages estimated in excess of $10.5 billion (USD), it was also the costliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Sandy in 2012, as well as the tenth costliest Atlantic hurricane in history.