New Year’s Eve started with a 4 mile walk/Island exploration. We came home and ate and rested. Then we sat out for a little sea glass searching. The wind was still way too strong, the tide was too high, so we were getting way to wet. We will have to wait until another day for that. We got a few pieces.
We then went to Jan’s at 3 for a game of Rubikub. That was a fun way to pass the afternoon. By the time we wrapped that game up, it was time to get ready for the party at the pub. It was to start at 6.
At 6 O’Clock sharp, we were there. We had the honor of hearing Elizabeth Pitcairn, an American Classical Violinist, perform a few songs in the gallery. Her family owns the closest Island from Little Harbour, so they have been around here for quite a while. Hearing her play is quite an honor. It is usually very hard to get a ticket to see her perform around the world and this was a very intimate setting. (Wikipedia – Just google her)
Jammin’ Jan was our musical entertainment at the Pub tonight. The food was amazing. Pete made his famous Lobster Bisque. The balance of the meal included Panko fried Lobster, New York Strip, Mashed sweet/white potatoes, salad and many desserts. I brought half of my steak home. I will have a sandwich or some steak and eggs, I can promise you that. Eventually, the dancing would begin and begin it did. I am pretty sure I danced for 4 hours straight. Never in a million years did I think we would make it to midnight, but we did. We toasted with champagne and watched the fireworks with Pete. We brought it in right. We walked home, safe and sound and ready for 2013. Bring it on!
We woke up early, feeling great. Marie and West invited us to their Brunch at the house. We had Coffee, Bloody Mary’s, Mimosa’s, Fried Eggs, Bacon, fruit and Pancakes made by a chef from the Abaco Club who was also present, Antonio and Sharon. They are now our new best friends, great couple. It was an awesome way to spend our first morning. After sitting there for hours and visiting, we were both sinking, so a nap was in order, right? Wrong!
As we are heading down the stairs we here, “Where are the girls?” It is Charlie and Wellie. They are going out for lobster, wanted to see if we would like to join them. Well, how could we say “NO” to that? We threw on our swimsuits and jumped on the back of the golf cart with them and off to Pete’s we went. We got water from the bar, Charlie and Wellie went to get the boat.
Let me pause to describe the boat… we are talking a 12 foot wooden skiff, with 1 x 8’s as seats and an old piece of PVC as a tiller, the paint job… well there really wasn’t one, and to top it off, it was taking on a little water. Low and behold there was a cut out chlorine bottle to use a a scoop for bailing. No Worries!
That didn’t stop us… We hopped on board with smiles on our faces with Charlie (the town drunk) and Wellie (My friend Susan’s Boyfriend). These guys have been doing this for their entire lives. It was crazy to watch. We were probably not out there 30 minutes. Wellie put on his wet suit, jumped over board with his Hawaiian sling and came up with this massive lobster on the end of it. He threw it on board and Gail let out a small scream and we both retracted our feet from the floorboard of that skiff. Beautiful crustacean I must say! After two more searches, Wellie said, “That’s Enough” and we headed to shore.
When we were safe and sound at the Pub, we decided to have one blaster for for that nap. It was probably 2:30 pm by then. So we sat at the bar and visited and laughed. Charlie prepared that Lobster for us and put it in a bag with ice in the freezer in the pub. Dinner!!!! Willie and Pete appeared not soon after and we laughed and talked with those two for another hour or so. Meanwhile, Pete had ordered us all lunch. Lobster bisque and cheese toast. It was amazing. Pete can make some soups now.
After lunch, Pete and Willie went and got some rods and reels and we met them at the pier. Here we were off to sea again, and with two men, imagine that! We cruise the byte for conch. We found four. Now I did get these myself. I was the retriever. Ha ha! After floating around in the shallows for conch, we headed in and stopped by Dr. Jerry’s for a bit. We floated in there harbour and watched them work on the boat lift. Really, I am not kidding. This is what you do in the Bahamas. You work and watch people work. Piddle may be the best word. But hey, we are sitting on the most beautiful water you can possibly imagine, watching the most amazing sunset with not a care in the world. It just doesn’t get much better.
So, after sunset, safe and sound on the shore and after the retrieval of our Lobster of the day, we walked home to prepare our steak and lobster dinner and looked at each other, laughing, “You can’t make this crap up and you can’t plan it either”
This has been a whirlwind entry into Little Harbour. Things will slow down, starting today and postings will be more thoughts than activities, but I had to share. This has been a fun 4 days. Makes me smile.
BTW: Internet is not great up on this hill, so photos are hard to upload. They take a while. I have so many photos that I want to upload it’s crazy. Guess I need to be more selective, so I will try this time and in the future. Thanks for reading! Comment as well.
P S To top of the fun year in a positive fashion, Devin won his first round in Singles in the Challenger in Brazil. That is a big deal. He may be able to pay for his trip over. I am so very happy for my boy! It’s gonna be a great year!
Trying something different here – Look at photos on this link, my facebook page. Uploading much faster there. Bringing in the New Year Album