Chris checking out an egg found in the surf, they were all over the beach
Rocky Beach on the propertyChris checking out an egg found in the surf, they were all over the beachRocky Beach on the property
counting down the days....
12/12/2008 03:02:00 PM
AAAAHAHHHHH we are so excited to be going back to the states on Dec. 20th!!! NYE plans are up in the air right now. but we will be in TX on the 20th and leaving for CO on the 29th, hope to coordinate a meet up with some friends from SF, who will be in Houston the same time we are.
Things have picked up on the island. We went back to work on Dec something, had a large crew of surveyors out here and started clearing the center lines for the first golf course fairways, got those done yesterday. Jerry, Flamingo Bay owner took his plane out for a test run last weekend and he flew over the property, told us it looks like a huge maze. I am having dreams about the place and getting lost in all the cut outs that we have done, some are wrong and the dead end so that equals lots of extra walking.
Went to a party last week at the Cat House, going again tonight. A couple from the states that throw a party every time they come to the island which is the first 2 weeks of every month! Met a lot of other ex-pat locals and made some great contacts. Including a couple who are both pilots and have a helicopter on the island! can't wait to take a flight in that.
other than working, things are the same round here. the weather has been so-so. some great sunny days, then the clouds blow in, which is great cause it's hot as hell up in the brush. watching lots of movies, and TV, Jerry hooked up an antennae so we get 6 local channels now, more football watching than I care to admit.
Looking forward to some down time and some good, HEALTHY food, this fried crap is killing me.
So, 7 days till Nassau, first trip for us, then to TX. we have lots of last minute things to get done and just found out that a crew is coming out while we will be off the island. Hope to have some 4 wheelers out here after the new year.
love to you all, C&K
Things have picked up on the island. We went back to work on Dec something, had a large crew of surveyors out here and started clearing the center lines for the first golf course fairways, got those done yesterday. Jerry, Flamingo Bay owner took his plane out for a test run last weekend and he flew over the property, told us it looks like a huge maze. I am having dreams about the place and getting lost in all the cut outs that we have done, some are wrong and the dead end so that equals lots of extra walking.
Went to a party last week at the Cat House, going again tonight. A couple from the states that throw a party every time they come to the island which is the first 2 weeks of every month! Met a lot of other ex-pat locals and made some great contacts. Including a couple who are both pilots and have a helicopter on the island! can't wait to take a flight in that.
other than working, things are the same round here. the weather has been so-so. some great sunny days, then the clouds blow in, which is great cause it's hot as hell up in the brush. watching lots of movies, and TV, Jerry hooked up an antennae so we get 6 local channels now, more football watching than I care to admit.
Looking forward to some down time and some good, HEALTHY food, this fried crap is killing me.
So, 7 days till Nassau, first trip for us, then to TX. we have lots of last minute things to get done and just found out that a crew is coming out while we will be off the island. Hope to have some 4 wheelers out here after the new year.
love to you all, C&K
sunny days again
11/29/2008 04:44:00 PM
ok, so I just wrote out this long ass blog and navigated to what I thought was edit feature for the page and LOST the whole post.
So short recap- Chris went diving on Monday with 2 Flamingo Bay guests, caught some lobster which we ate in 3 dishes that night plus salad and beers.
Tues- short ocean kayak trip out to small cave round point, very sore arms as i'm told my technique is for the birds.
Wed- Beach trip day, crew of 10 and 7 dogs on 5 hour round trip to Little Windin
g Bay, which you can only get to during low tide, lots of shells, brain coral and sea glass. Beautiful weather.
g Bay, which you can only get to during low tide, lots of shells, brain coral and sea glass. Beautiful weather.Thanksgiving- slept in, over to Jerry and Donna's with 28 other people, lots of good food, largest meal we have eaten since getting to island.
Friday- recover day by the pool, reading and napping. Had a great meal with Jerry and Donna and a couple from FL. Ate dessert this round also.
Sat- some football, and more lounging round, weather still great and sunny
Next week we have some partners in for a couple days. Going back to work on the site and then home for xmas, still no flights booked. Hope we figure more out after visiting with these guys
NYE
11/18/2008 10:04:00 AM
Another week gone by and not much to tell. The weather has been so hit or miss that we have not been able to go out kayaking since the last post. I have read 5 books in the past 7 days, bout to go stir crazy. Then again even if the weather was sunny we have little to do on the island. Have not been snorkeling in several weeks now.
Chris is learning a new computer program, Sketch Up and how to play the guitar. Jerry, owner of Flamingo Bay, let him borrow a guitar and some lesson books. He spent 4 hours doing so on Sunday, it helps that there is a dvd to talk you through most of the scales.
We met some Californians last week, they come out about 3 times a year and have a very rustic house on the beach just down the road from here in Bains Town. They brought chocolate, which to my surprise I had actually kinda missed. Was nice to visit with people who can relate to being on the island and how long it takes to unwind, I think I am still in this 'unwind' phase since we have not been working on the property in over 3 weeks.
Not that I want to admit this....but we have actually had endure 3 different Nascar races....Jerry is a fan and well he has the only cable tv we can watch.....and football comes on so late here that we are not able to watch a full game. So Nascar nights, Kristy tends to drink to much, trying to make the time go faster.
We did buy our ticket for NYE to CO!!! I am SOOOOOO excited to see my sister and all our CO family. We will be there for 6 days! Now the other tix to TX.....have been kinda difficult to compile, and we have to send the info to someone else to purchase them and of course we have not heard back if they have done so. Fingers crossed that they can buy the ones we need and that we make all the connections.
Hope this next week will be filled with sunshine for more than a few hours.
Chris is learning a new computer program, Sketch Up and how to play the guitar. Jerry, owner of Flamingo Bay, let him borrow a guitar and some lesson books. He spent 4 hours doing so on Sunday, it helps that there is a dvd to talk you through most of the scales.
We met some Californians last week, they come out about 3 times a year and have a very rustic house on the beach just down the road from here in Bains Town. They brought chocolate, which to my surprise I had actually kinda missed. Was nice to visit with people who can relate to being on the island and how long it takes to unwind, I think I am still in this 'unwind' phase since we have not been working on the property in over 3 weeks.
Not that I want to admit this....but we have actually had endure 3 different Nascar races....Jerry is a fan and well he has the only cable tv we can watch.....and football comes on so late here that we are not able to watch a full game. So Nascar nights, Kristy tends to drink to much, trying to make the time go faster.
We did buy our ticket for NYE to CO!!! I am SOOOOOO excited to see my sister and all our CO family. We will be there for 6 days! Now the other tix to TX.....have been kinda difficult to compile, and we have to send the info to someone else to purchase them and of course we have not heard back if they have done so. Fingers crossed that they can buy the ones we need and that we make all the connections.
Hope this next week will be filled with sunshine for more than a few hours.
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11/09/2008 11:10:00 AM
This hurricane is going to do me in!!! We have not seen the sun in over a week, and the weather will get worse next tues and wed. Being trapped in doors for days on end starts to make you stir crazy. Watching a lot of movies but after a while you just want to go somewhere. The mosquitoes are ridiculous right now with all the rain, I got eaten alive the other day, and with the poison wood on Chris' leg, we are kinda a mess.
Got the news that there is a 500 MB daily bandwidth limit here, GREAT, which means we can't stream any live shows from the computer OR download music....this might make me explode, to think we can't get any new music for a YEAR!!! our MAC went down a few weeks ago, and we have a hard drive loaded with new tunes, filled it pretty full right before we left, well we can't access any of it due to the type of cord it uses!!! I'm VERY music deprived right now and REALLY wish I had my hoops down here. With the lack of dancing and hooping, and over indulging in the cheap beer I have gained weight and feel like a slug. I am to the point that I will take my ipod down to the beach and just dance my face off, might have a heart attack with the humidity but I need some boogie release.
Oh, I alos have a cold right now, no idea where it came from, but Sudafed and Zyrtec are not working and those who know me, know that the best way to torture me is to stuff up my nose so I can't breathe.....told you we were a mess right now.
Other than Tech playing AWESOME last night we are kinda bored. Didn't even get to watch the whole game as we have to go next door to watch tv and games go so late here, we had to finish 2nd half on the computer, not as exciting as hearing it and see the crowd.
enough of my soap box, miss you all terribly and promise the next post won't be so whiny
Got the news that there is a 500 MB daily bandwidth limit here, GREAT, which means we can't stream any live shows from the computer OR download music....this might make me explode, to think we can't get any new music for a YEAR!!! our MAC went down a few weeks ago, and we have a hard drive loaded with new tunes, filled it pretty full right before we left, well we can't access any of it due to the type of cord it uses!!! I'm VERY music deprived right now and REALLY wish I had my hoops down here. With the lack of dancing and hooping, and over indulging in the cheap beer I have gained weight and feel like a slug. I am to the point that I will take my ipod down to the beach and just dance my face off, might have a heart attack with the humidity but I need some boogie release.
Oh, I alos have a cold right now, no idea where it came from, but Sudafed and Zyrtec are not working and those who know me, know that the best way to torture me is to stuff up my nose so I can't breathe.....told you we were a mess right now.
Other than Tech playing AWESOME last night we are kinda bored. Didn't even get to watch the whole game as we have to go next door to watch tv and games go so late here, we had to finish 2nd half on the computer, not as exciting as hearing it and see the crowd.
enough of my soap box, miss you all terribly and promise the next post won't be so whiny
