Northwest Point National Park
When the highway ends you are on a gravel road for a nice little stretch until you find a small sign for the park.
Next you drive down a tiny road of sand between the bushes for a long while that leads to a small car park. The you have arrived.
Vegetation
Randia aculeata: The white indigoberry.
In the wild brush of Northwest Point National Park, you might spot a small shrub flaunting red and yellow berries like it’s the holidays — meet Randia aculeata.
Native to Turks and Caicos and tougher than your average tourist, this plant thrives in coastal sun and salty air. Its fruit is technically edible — emphasis on technically. Wildlife love it; humans mostly taste it once, regret it, and move on.
It’s not here for the fame — just quietly feeding critters and adding color to the dunes. A true underappreciated icon of the coastal scrub.
