BACK TO THE BAHAMAS AFTER THE HOLIDAYS

OUR BOAT "TIME OUT" IN FRONT OF THE HOPE TOWN LIGHTHOUSE

MIRIAM & I DEPARTED MARSH HARBOUR 12/20/06 ON A 9 PASSENGER AIR PLANE TO GO HOME ,TRANSFERRING TO SW AIR IN FLL FOR THE HOLIDAYS. IT WAS GOOD FOR MIRIAM & I TO BE HOME & SEE THE KIDS & GRAND KIDS. MIRIAM REALLY NEEDED IT AFTER BEING SEPERATED FROM THE KIDS FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR HER. NOW SHE IS MUCH HAPPIER.

WE RETURNED TO MARSH HARBOUR ON 1/4/2007 VIA SMALL PLANE AGAIN -THEY FLY THE SMALL PLANES BETTER THAN SOME BIG ONES.

WE WERE NOT BACK 2 DAYS & WE CRUISED OVER TO HOPETOWN TIED UP TO A MOORING BALL TO KICK BACK & ENJOY LIFE & THE LOCAL FOOD. AND WE WALKED THE BEACHES ALSO.

THE RESORT IS STILL HOSTING FREE COCKTAILS & APPETIZERS EVERY OTHER MONDAY & THIS MONDAY WAS NO EXCEPTION WITH LIVE LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT WITH BROWN TIP & THE RAKE & SCRAPE BAND

THIS PHOTO OF BROWN TIP WAS REALLY TAKEN THE FOLLOWING FRI. @ SNAPPAS WHERE HE WAS PERFORMING DURING HAPPY HOUR. HE HAD EVERYONE UP & DANCING AFTER THE RUM DRINKS KICKED IN.

ALSO THAT WEEK THE RMHYC HAD A MENS ONLY CHILI COOK OFF THAT I COMPETED IN. THERE WERE OVER 30 COOKS & ABOUT 180 PEOPLE TOTAL SHOWED UP FOR THE CHILI. I DIDN'T REALLY WIN BUT WE WERE ALL REWARDED WITH FUNDS TO COVER OUR EXPENSES & A BOTTLE OF BACARDI GOLD FOR ENTERING. WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME!

THE FOLLOWING EVENING THERE WAS A JR. JUNKANOO PRESENTED BY 7 SCHOOLS IN COMPETITION. THIS IS LIKE A MARDI GRAS PARADE. THE KIDS DID A GREAT JOB OF PERFORMING & MAKING THEIR COSTUMES.

ON SUN.WE HAD OUR FRIENDS KAREN & DAVE , WHOM WE MET IN MARYLAND ON THE WAY DOWN HERE IN SEPT, OVER TO OUR BOAT FOR A SAUERBRAUTEN DINNER-THEY LOVED MIRIAMS COOKING. THEY ARE STAYING AT A DIFFERENT MARINA THAN OURS UNFORTUNATELY BUT WE STILL GET TOGETHER.

MONDAY WE CRUISED TO BAKERS BAY TO ANCHOR OUT FOR A WHILE. WE WENT SHELLING AT SPOIL BANK CAY & THAT MADE MIRIAM VERY HAPPY. AND THE NEXT DAY WE WENT TO BY DINK TO GUMELEMI CAY FOR SNORKELING & MIRIAM POINTED OUT THE NUDE WOMAN TO ME. SHE SAID I SHOULDN'T LOOK HER WAY & THEN SAID MAYBE I WOULD LIKE TO. WHAT I WOMAN I MARRIED! ( SORRY NO PICS).

AFTER ARRIVING BACK AT BOAT HARBOUR WE WERE INVITED TO GO SNORKELING & SHELLING WITH PAUL & SUE & PAUL & CONNIE & JOHN & JUDY IN THEIR FAST INFLATABLES TO TAHITI BEACH. WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME.

BY FRI. MIRIAM & I WERE OFF AGAIN THIS TIME TO GREAT GUANA CAY. WE ANCHORED IN FISHERS BAY & TOOK OUR INFLATABLE DINK TO SHORE TO WALK THE BEACH & WALK THE STREETS. WE ATE ON BOARD THE FIRST NITE , ATE AT GRABBERS SAT NITE FOR THEIR RIBS & SUN.. AT NIPPERS FOR THEIR PIG ROAST THAT IS LEGENDARY. WHILE @ ANCHOR WE MET DOUG & LESLIE ABOARD HAPPY CLAMZ WHO JUST ARRIVED & ARE ON THERE WAY TO BOAT HARBOUR & WILL BE DOCKED IN THE SLIP NEXT TO US. THEY ARE FROM JACKSONVILLE FL & ARE JUST ABOUT TO COMPLETE THE GREAT LOOP.

WHEN WE GOT BACK TO BOAT HARBOUR IT WAS MON. & TIME FOR ANOTHER MANAGERS PARTY, I LOVE THIS LIFE. THEN THE FOLLOWING DAY THERE WAS A RMHYC TRIP TO LITTLE HARBOUR. SOME WENT BY BOAT , BUT BECAUSE IT IS ON THE SAME ISLAND MANY WENT BY VAN & BUS. BUT BECAUSE MIRIAM WAS LEAVING BY PLANE THE NEXT DAY TO CA TO ATTEND A HIGH TEA BABY SHOWER FOR OUR SON GEORGE'S WIFE & BABY , WE ELECTED TO GO BY LAND THIS TIME & IN ORDER TO GET BACK THE SAME DAY. IT WAS A GREAT FRESH TUNA LUNCH & COCKTAILS. WE ALSO HAD A TOUR OF THE FAMOUS FOUNDRY WHERE THEY CAST USING THE LOST WAX PROCESS. MIRIAM WENT SHELLING AGAIN & SLIPPED & FELL & MAY HAVE BROKEN HER FINGER. THAT DIDN'T EVEN SLOW HER DOWN!

MIRIAM DEPARTED THE NEXT DAY FOR OUR SON GEORGE'S RANCH OUTSIDE OF SACRAMENTO. http://theeldoradoranch.com/ . SHE SPENT 5 NITES THERE WITH MOST OF OUR KIDS & GRAND KIDS. SHE HAD A GOOD TIME EXPLORING THE RANCH & SURROUNDING AREAS INCLUDING THE CALAVREAS BIG TREES STATE PARK.

WHILE SHE WAS AWAY I BABY SAT THE BOAT, EVERY NITE I WAS INVITED TO DINNER ON A DIFFERENT BOAT BY THE LADY OF THE BOAT ( AND THEIR HUSBANDS ), SO AS YOU CAN SEE I REALLY HAD IT HARD .

MIRIAM CAME BACK THE SAME DAY AS A COCKTAIL PARTY ON OUR DOCK #4 WAS PLANNED AS WE WERE PUTTING UP A NEW SIGN NAMING THE DOCK "RODEO DR".

NOT TO LET TIME PASS US BY, THE NEXT DAY WE CRUISED TO TREASURE CAY & SPENT A FEW DAYS WALKING THE BEACHES & SHELLING. WE WENT TO AN UNNAMED CAY BY DINK AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE HARBOR FOR SHELLING AND IT WAS FAB. WE NAMED IT MIRIAMS CAY. NOW WE ARE BACK IN BOAT HARBOUR THE TEMP IS IN THE 80'S & I'M SWIMMING IN THE POOL DOING LAPS. THEY HAVE A WINE TASTING PARTY WITH HORS D'OEUVRES THIS EVENING TO KICK OFF THE 10TH ANNUAL ABACO BEACH RESORT ART FESTIVAL ( FOR CHARITY).

THAT'S IT FOR NOW FOLKS!