Virginia Breeze

We were supposed to go back to Spanish Wells yesterday afternoon for a barbecue of steak and lobster with some old friends of Captain Jack but the weather was too iffy.  So we stayed on Harbor Island instead and went down to the beach for a swim.  The water is so amazing here.  I can’t describe the color and it’s neither too warm nor too cold.  Beth went in first and the kids and I were not far behind.  There were probably less than twenty people on the whole beach.  It amazes me how sparsely populated this place is every time we are here.  No wonder certain people come here.   I don’t see any models working on their tans however.

Beth’s daughter Jill talked with a guy who has a couple of horses he lets visitors ride on the beach last time we were here.  But he is no where to be found although his two handmade horse stalls are still here.  Captain Jack talked with a couple of Haitians and found out where the guy lives out in the woods.  He actually went there and talked to the guy’s sister.  So hopefully this free spirit and his horses will show up in the morning and Jill can ride up and down the beach.
The weather turned out to be nice today although it was a bit cloudy.  I have no idea what the storm is doing except that it has been downgraded to a tropical storm.  When I went up to the Blue Bar this morning for breakfast they gave me a photocopied edition of the NYTimes.
There were a couple of interesting stories but if you asked me now to name them I would not have a clue.  They have little houses next to the bar with a view of this beautiful beach and a hot tub that you can rent for a mere sixteen hundred dollars per night.
Tomorrow we are definitely leaving here and going back to Spanish Wells for a feast and to spend the night.  Then it is off to the Berry Islands (I think that’s the correct spelling).  So the internet connection will be gone until we arrive home most likely.  Cell phone coverage has been very good, however, and we have called home every day without a problem.  Zachary, Sparky and Malarky are doing well although the latter two are moping around a bit.  The trash man has cut his visits from two to once per week.
Everyone has had their batteries charged in the past few days as we enjoyed this wonderful island.  We are ready to hit the ocean waves again and explore the islands and the coral reefs of the Bahamas.  Hopefully we will have a clear night where you can see millions of stars and amazing streaks of light that ignite the sky every few seconds.  Or the full moon may trump the celestial show.  I don’t know.

A night dive with some sea turtles would be very cool.  The younger boys and girls enjoy this sort of thing most of all.  Especially when there is a circle of barracuda looking in the curious way they have about them.

We shall see.  I hear someone above.  It’s time to go.

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