OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS
Plantation era ruin, Middle Caicos. Many of the plantation houses,
sheds, and slave quarters
built by British loyalist refugees fleeing the American Revolution
are still in use today.
Headley and Avis Forbes of Middle Caicos preparing conch for drying
and storage.
Marcus Forbes and his current masterpiece. Only a few of the islands'
older residents still
make fishing boats by hand, using the knowledge of local materials
and craftsmanship
that has been handed down for nearly 200 years.
The ubiquitous Turks and Caicos potcake dog. They all look more
or less the same, since they're
all descended from a small population the British brought with them
centuries ago.
Danny Forbes, right, and his cousin Dennis. Forbes is a very common
surname on Middle Caicos.
It was "inherited" from the anglo Forbes family who owned the slave
ancestors of the
island's current residents.
Danny and Pete at the airport waiting for a flight.