TravelCaribbean Family

Saturday morning began with some juice for Jane ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130732 as we brought out the eggs ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130733 and cracked a few ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130734 into a bowl ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130735 as the pan waited ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130736 and the egg mixture ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130737 escaped their shells ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130738 to form this mix to be scrambled ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130739 as toast was made ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130740 to go with the mixture ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130741 and as it popped, more toast time was clearly needed ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130742 even as the sky threatened outside ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130743 which was cause for a tour of the house starting with the desk and electronics area ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130744 extending to the living room ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130745 and the welcome sign ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130746 the kitchen where work was being done ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130747 the entry way leading to our car ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130748 and the corridor to the bed rooms ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130749 with a stop at the laundry room ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130750 and then to our majestic bedroom en suite ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130751 with its massive bathroom ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130752 of sinks made of the finest materials ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130753 and a shower built for two, ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130754 not to mention a bathtub ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130755 and massive closets which looked empty against the few clothes we had brought. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130756 Over our bed was this all important sculpture meant to bring some mystical powers as yet undiscovered. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130757

Meanwhile, our special bottle of unknown contents was on the counter ready to be tried ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130758 as cheese was grated onto the eggs ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130759 yielding this delightful picture before we decided it was time to begin the days activities. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130760

We drove on through various scenes unrecorded before we got through Gregory Town and came to the Glass Window where the Atlantic and Caribbean meet. This is a place where you really have to keep left since it is a one lane bridge. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130761 We parked the car and looked at the Caribbean ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130762 and then found some beautiful butterflies ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130763 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130764 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130765 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130766 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130767 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130768 before walking back to the bridge itself ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130769 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130770 where we could look down at the sea ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130771 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130772 as we walked ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130773 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130774 towards the thin strip where the sea ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130775 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130776 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130777 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130778 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130779 with its beach of rocks ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130780 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130781 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130782 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130783 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130784 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130785 stood away from the cliff across the narrow road ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130786 and we had sea ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130787 with people climbing rocks ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130788 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130789 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130790 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130791 until we got to the signpost ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130792 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130793 that explained the situation ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130794 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130795 and then it was possible to climb rocks ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130796 to see the ocean ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130797 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130798 as this group of our four did. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130799 Meanwhile, I walked down the road ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130800 to a narrow spot where I could look at the ocean in one direction ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130801 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130802 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130803 and the sea in the other ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130804 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130805 not to mention a butterfly by the side of the road. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130806 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130807 Driving further north we came to the obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130808 and then parked the car by the ferry stopping to collect some license plate photos ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130809 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130810 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130811 before we got onto the boat to Harbor Island ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130812 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130813 and watched the wake it made ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130814 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130815 before we saw the sailboats as we approached the Island itself ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130816 and began our walk to the beach past the neighborhood police ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130817 the district council office ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130818 along with the administrative offices. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130819 Further down the road, Jane posed for another obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130820 before we came to the All Age School ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130821 which was a positive time zone ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130822 across from the Dunmore. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130823 Back to the school, we noted the reading sign which came in blurry, ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130824 cheered for the cougars ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130825 and saw a clear reading sign ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130826 and once again noted the positive time zone ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130827 as we made our way to the beach where wedding prep was taking place ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130828 on the sand which had an elegant color ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130829 sometimes even looking pink ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130830 and caught views of the scene ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130831 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130832 before settling down on the sand ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130833 and again surveying the wedding preparations ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130834 as Ben studied the map ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130835 and we observed and enjoyed the waters of the ocean ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130836 and the sand ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130837 but wished that the sky had been clearer ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130838 as it got hot and we looked for a way to get off the beach but this path was clearly not to be taken ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130839 and so we took an adjacent path ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130840 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130841 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130842 to have our lunch at Sip Sip's ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130843 where I recorded the specials ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130844 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130845 and the menu ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130846 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130847 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130848 and the elegant structure over the bar ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130849 as drinks were served ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130850 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130851 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130852 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130853 and people were checked in to the meal ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130854 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130855 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130856 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130857 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130858 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130859 before Jane's club soda arrived ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130860 and I noted the fish sculpture over the table ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130861 and the condiments that were provided ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130862 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130863 before my eggplant dish arrived ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130864 along with Ben's grouper chili ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130865 and I realized that a second view of the eggplant was needed ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130866 and a third ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130867 along with Sarah's sandwich ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130868 Jane's watermelon salad ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130869 Suzanne's extravagant lobster quesadilla ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130870 and Ed's very long hot dog ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130871 seen from different views. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130872 My cheese was stretchy and so I could create the Eiffel Tower ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130873 even as I wondered what the tattoo of the lady at the bar said (not sure how it begins) ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130874 and enter the clean plate club ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130875 as the last piece of quesadilla was circulated and subdivided. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130876 The elegant view ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130877 inspired us to order carrot cake ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130878 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130879 and chocolate peanut butter cup pie ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130880 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130881 and then to observe the final prongs ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130882 even as there remained work to do on the desserts ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130883 and Jane posed for many pictures ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130884 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130885 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130886 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130887 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130888 before we headed back to the beach where bags of sand were being assembled (undoubted to have candles in them) ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130889 to guide the wedding people. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130890 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130891 But once back on the beach, I recorded my foot ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130892 and my bites ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130893 as Sarah and Ed swam ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130894 and the rest of us enjoyed the soft sand ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130895 before Sarah, Ed and Ben took a walk down the beach ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130896 and we awaiting their return as sprinkles began to fall ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130897 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130898 which made us worry about how the wedding would work ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130899 even as some of the sand filled bags fell sideways ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130900 and we made our way up the steps ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130901 and past the school zone sign ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130902 and an obligatory fallen phone booths photo ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130903 to the corner where all roads led to the beach ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130904 and yet another obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130905 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130906 before we found a water taxi ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130907 and took some group photos on Harbour Island ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130908 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130909 so that we could board the water taxi ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130910 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130911 for our journey back to the mainland ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130912 where we paused in Gregory Town for photos of the pineapple festival preparations. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130913 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130914 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130915 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130916 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130917 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130918 When we reached James Cistern, we stopped at Lee's Cafe but unfortunately the proprietress has gone to Nassau for a few days and won't be back until Monday. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130919

After a suitable break at home, we headed to Tippy's ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130920 where we could find all directions and distances ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130921 and sat outside with the bugs for quite some time ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130922 as Jane danced ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130923 and posed with me for a self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130924 while Ben was a bit sullen ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130925 before we were shown to a table and the menus of specials ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130926 and regular food ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130927 from which we ordered water ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130928 illuminated water ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130929 chicken ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130930 grouper with pancetta ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130931 fish and chips ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130932 and cracked conch ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130933 and this piece of iceberg lettuce for me ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130934 as mojitos ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130935 and pina colada arrived ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130936 and I recorded the hanging chicken ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130937 and we brought this piece of chocolate cake home ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130938 only to discover a frog on our entry window ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130939 so that I could engage with my peanut drink ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130940 mixed with rum ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130941 as Ben, Sarah, Ed and Jane watched videos on Ed's Mac. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.20-26.12AFamilyVacation//P1130942