We had herd that Providenciales, Provo as most refer to it, is Americanized. In comparison to the other islands we have visited this is an understatement. Provo is an American colony. The people, the architecture, the restaurants, the shops, are all American. Grace Bay is lined with over a dozen large Resorts, all with the exception of Club Med, look as though they have been recently built. The shops and restaurants in down town area of Grace Bay are those you would find in an upscaled American resort community. Almost all the shops and restaurants In Grace Bay were new looking. The roads and sidewalks, yes sidewalks, in the Grace Bay Area were all also relatively new, and clean. The only reminder that this beach paradise was not truly an American colony, was the fact that you drive on the left.
The economy in Provo was the most vibrant of the islands we had visited with the possible exception of St. Barth. With the huge number of service jobs created by the Resorts, islanders as far away as Jamaica had been attracted. Although the working class housing on the Island was generally older and in poor condition we saw new working class housing. A sight we had not seen on any of the other islands.
Even though the roads were well paved in the Grace Bay Area, there were several high end waterfront residential communities were the roads were not paved. Looking past the coral and rock roads there were a large number of very nice American looking high end single family homes. A number of these homes were spectacular.
Having the car for the night, it was a 24 hour rental, we called several restaurants in Grace Bay before we found one that was not full. We finally found an opening at the Parallel at the Regent Palms. We arrived early to give us time to tour the property. On the beach we discovered the Plunge where we could get the same food while watching the sunset from the beach with live music playing just beyond the deck area. We witnessed a great sunset, and enjoyed a fantastic meal in this perfect setting.
No comments:
Post a Comment