It is the first thing visitors see when they leave Providenciales Airport.

The Roundabout is part artistic expression, part Provo welcome mat.

It’s a warm how-do-you-do for visitors taking the first excited steps of their Caribbean vacations, rushing off gleefully to the embrace of their Caribbean resorts.

You can’t miss it.

We mean that figuratively, of course.  Unfortunately, a certain unknown driver in the past took it literally.

He (or, most unlikely, she), travelling far too fast, turned neither right nor left, but instead just barreled straight ahead, which is simply not a viable option at a roundabout.  He smashed up the pretty pink flamingos that the original artist had so beautifully rendered.

No one knows who it was.

It might have been a visitor.  People embarking on Caribbean vacations are always anxious to get started, with the glories of Caribbean resorts mere minutes away.  Particularly if they’re headed to the Gansevoort, the finest of the Turks and Caicos resorts.

Or perhaps it was one of the locals, who just took a wrong turn.  Going far too fast … in the dark, or in a haze.

Whomever it was, he made a mess of the Roundabout.  And it remained in that state of shambles for a long, long time.

But a new day has finally dawned.

The damage has been fixed, and something inspiring has emerged from the effort, something even better than before that infamous wrong turn.  Visitors will now see a new, magnificent work of art when they leave Providenciales Airport.

Bahamian-born Amiel Cartwright has unveiled his masterpiece.  Featuring a vibrant depiction of JoJo the dolphin, Turks and Caicos’ beloved national symbol, and incorporating the refurbished remnants of the pink flamingo sculptures, the Roundabout has been reborn.

Caribbean vacations at Caribbean resorts are meant to be sublime.  But you don’t usually expect that to begin in the middle of the road when you’ve just left the airport.  But visitors to the Gansevoort, the best of the Turks and Caicos resorts, are in for just such an early treat.

So, come pay us a visit, and be sure to check out this wonderful work of art by this exciting, provocative artist.

We ask only one thing – please drive carefully.

Quickly, what springs to mind when you think of Caribbean vacations?

The coconut scent of suntan oil, an endless stretch of white beach, perhaps a sunset walk along the seashore, and pastel-colored drinks with little umbrellas.

Which images are conjured when you imagine Caribbean resorts?

The chaise lounge, a cool placid pool, delicious exotic seafood, and pastel-colored drinks with little umbrellas.

Did anyone say hockey?

We thought so.

It’s the last thing one associates with Caribbean vacations or Caribbean resorts.  And just one more delightful detail that makes the Gansevoort Turks + Caicos a unique experience and the very best of the Turks and Caicos resorts.

It’s about an hour before the start of game six of the Stanley Cup final.  The wind is warm, the drink is cold, the chair is plush, and the big beachside TV is ready to show the next, and perhaps final, game between Vancouver and Boston.

National Hockey League games on the beach have been part of the Gansevoort since we opened in 2009.  The Great Northern Game is a bit of a theme here, with several NHL stars coming to stay with us in the off-season.  And we keep a close eye on them when the season is on.

The crowd seems decidedly in favor of the Canucks.  The sun is still up, but the stars will be out by game’s end, when, hopefully, the boys from Vancouver will hoist the ultimate prize for the first time in their history.

There are many Turks and Caicos resorts, but there is only one Gansevoort.  And hockey on the beach is part of that.

He shoots, he scores.

Nestled ‘neath the sun near the waves and offering superior services and luxury amenities, the Gansevoort Turks + Caicos is among the elite Caribbean resorts.

It really needs no enticement.

But sometimes, we just can’t help ourselves.

And so we announce a new promotion that runs through December 23 on all new bookings.

Arrive on Sunday and leave on Thursday, and you will only be charged for three of the four nights of your stay.  In addition, guests get to choose between a free three-course dinner for two (including one round of drinks) or the ultimate in relaxation — one signature 50-minute Provo Deep Flow massage.

A stay at the Gansevoort Turks + Caicos is soothing for body, mind, and soul.  We are the best of the Turks and Caicos hotels.

And we just got a little better.

Come and see us, and stay a night on the house.

Welcome to the premiere blog post from the premiere Turks and Caicos resort.  We greet you on yet another perfect day here on Providenciales Island.  The temperature is 84 degrees and the cool trade wind breezes blow softly in off the turquoise water and over the fine white sand of Grace Bay Beach.

Lounging by the 7,000-square-foot infinity pool, the feeling is one of peace and serenity.  The prevailing sounds are the ocean nudging gently against the shore and the ice tinkling softly in our drinks.  Life at the Gansevoort Turks + Caicos Resort today is very good indeed.  As it was yesterday … and will be tomorrow … and all the days to come after that.

We urge you to come join us.  At the resort itself, and online at this blog.  We will be using this space to keep you up to date on all the exciting things happening at the Gansevoort Turks + Caicos Resort, as well as providing you with plenty of information about the Turks and Caicos Islands themselves.  The secret is out on this little corner of paradise set among the warm waves of the Atlantic Ocean.  Turks and Caicos is quite simply heaven on earth.

And the Gansevoort Turks + Caicos Resort is heaven’s best place to stay.

Welcome.