Sunday was our first full day on the island. After looking out over Flamingo Bay, ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0076 Suzanne and I walked down the driveway noting cacti ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0077 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0078 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0079 before we got to the colorful stop sign on the corner ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0080 and made our way down the hill ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0081 until we reached Pirate's Ridge ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0082 where we had arranged with Mark to provision our house. ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0083 We continued on to the beach, where we caught out first sign of the Bohemian Bar Beach ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0084 and took the obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0085 before seeing that the Bohemian was closed ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0086 and it's sign was down ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0087 though the beach looked great ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0088 and the signage told us what we could and couldn't do ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0089 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0090 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0091 as we admired the setting ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0092 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0093 and noticed Heidi setting up for lunch ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0094 before we left the beach ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0095 saw the first coconut of the trip ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0096 and headed back up deciding to divert on to Providence Hill Road ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0097 and passing the botanical garden ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0098 as we climbed the hill and ran into Carl with whom we walked the last stretch ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0099 before coming home and seeing Peter who was ready to go to the beach ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0100 but first coffee was poured ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0101 and it changed my mood ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0102 as it did for Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0103 and Seva ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0104 as we considered the living room ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0105 and Suzanne did her 80 stitches ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0106 as Seva showed off her new flip flops ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0107 so that we could journey past the cactus ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0108 to our first views of the beach ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0109 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0110 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0111 as we made our way to Pirate's Ridge to settle accounts ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0112 and then went to the beach ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0113 where Suzanne tested the waters ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0114 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0115 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0116 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0117 before we all went in. When we came out, Peter met up with Tex and Mighty Whitey ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0118 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0119 before we checked out Heidi's ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0120 and were amused by our options ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0121 as Tex and Mighty and their wives played an intense game of ring toss ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0122 that we passed on our way to the Bohemian ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0123 where we met Wanda ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0124 who made our drinks ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0125 as the tables filled ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0126 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0127 while Wanda was completing our drinks ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0128 and after seeing her chips and fish jerky ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0129 and variety of mixers ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0130 we handed drinks to Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0131 and Seva ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0132 and the four of us posed for this picture by Wanda ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0133 before heading back to our table where Suzanne settled in ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0134 as this boat came in to shore ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0135 from the sea ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0136 which led to this group photo ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0137 that Tex took as he described his radio career to us ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0138 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0139 though he kept hoping that these people would move out of his frame ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0140 as Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0141 and Seva enjoyed their lunches ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0142 and this garden burger arrived for me ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0143 as Peter dug into his food ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0144 and we thanked Heidi's van for being there ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0145 not to mention the beach chairs she would provide for the reach of our time there. ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0146

I admired the water's edge where we would spend many hours looking for sea glass ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0147 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0148 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0149 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0150 as Suzanne came back from her searching ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0151 and the afternoon sun brought some clouds ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0152 that didn't seem to phase Suzanne at all ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0153 as we left the setting sun ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0154 after a few self portraits ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0155 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0156 and a profile shot ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0157 and followed the signs to I-95 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0158 and ultimately to the place of Alex Randall '73 with whom I posed before heading home. ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0159 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0160 ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0161 Once there, Peter ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0162 Seva ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0163 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0164 and I chatted ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0165 as we ate nuts ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0166 and Seva sliced the pineapple ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0167 as cheese was served ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0168 along with vegetables ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0169 and crackers ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0170 to accompany our drinks ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0171 before Peter ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0172 Seva ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0173 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0174 and I sat down to dinner ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0175 as the lizard enjoyed our bathroom wall. ../../../Sabbat/2006/01.28-02.03.06WaterIsland//IMG_0176