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The Remarkable Story of Rodney Lavard

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The Remarkable Story of Rodney Lavard - Rodney Lavard thought he’d heard it all before. The 19-year-old clubhouse attendant at the only golf course in the Turks and Caicos Islands was used to hearing “resort talk” from vacationers. But what Lavard heard on this day was different. This felt almost cruel. Natives of Providenciales, the most inhabited of the Turks and Caicos Islands, know they shouldn’t take too seriously what a vacationer says while staying for even the shortest period of time near Grace Bay Beach. This stunning 12-mile stretch of white sand and turquoise water can make one a little giddy. Caught up in the sheer beauty of one’s surroundings, an island newcomer tends to say things one normally wouldn’t promise. When a golfer from the states said he was going to send Lavard a scholarship application, Lavard flinched. Then he did what he had always done in the past—he smiled and nodded. The vacationer had no way of knowing that this extreme form of resort talk would

Blarney Castle In Cabo San Lucas

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Blarney Castle In Cabo San Lucas - Built in the likeness of the most famous castle in all of Ireland, the Blarney Castle Inn is Boston resident Joseph Evans’ gift to his adopted city of Cabo San Lucas. Evans, a native of Monaghan, Ireland, began vacationing in “Cabo” in the early 1980s. In 1988, Evans purchased land on the mountainous site he loved to hike and soon began building his dream home there. What started out as a single penthouse for Evans and his family soon grew to become a hotel consisting of eight fabulously eccentric suites. Each Irish-flavored suite includes its own sense of style, a custom kitchen and a view that is to die for. The inn is for the discerning vacationer seeking a one-ofa- kind getaway that won’t break the bank. Up from Downtown Cabo San Lucas The Blarney Castle Inn is a bed and breakfast-style boutique hotel. The hotel is a 35-mile drive from the Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), but a mere five-minute drive from downtown Cabo San Lucas. I