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provided by the resort, we found some of the best snorkellin­g in the world, a couple of metres off shore. Bright blue or

Helen takes the wheel scarlet parrot fish pecked at coral in barely waist-deep water, tiny zebrastrip­ed fish curiously darted

Even if you don’t snorkel or go diving, do take a boat or catamaran ride to see the islands at their most beautiful – perching on the edge of the reef. You can book a catamaran ride to Iguana Island from the resort or book to go deep sea fishing. turksandca­icostouris­m.com Beaches resort on Turks and Caicos Bird

around our hands, and big grouper nosed through purple, green and yellow coral.

But best of all, on virtually all our snorkels from the beach, was to find ourselves swimming next to one or two of the islands’ giant green sea turtles.

To watch one go from the seabed, rise up next to you and gulp air before swimming back down… it’s hard to beat as a holiday memory.

Where else can you see that before breakfast, then go into the lobby to meet Big Bird?

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BEACH BUG KID FRIENDLYBI­G CHILLING AND THRILLING

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