Hello! It's been awhile since you've heard from us; we are doing fantastic.
As you know we're living on Clark's Cay as "caretakers" and we've been busy. We've had guests on the island since March 6th. So far, all the guests have been friends of the Pullum's and great people to hang around with. We do have a staff of a few gardners, and two ladies that come in daily to help with breakfast, lunch and cleaning the rooms. Bob is in charge of the guys and I get to direct in the kitchen. I prepare and cook most of the dinners, except on Saturdays. (That's our day; Bob and I hang out at Manati's with our friends.) As you can imagine, I spend several hours daily looking at recipes and preparing the evening menus. Depending on the mood of the guest we'll have appetizers around 3:00 and of course a sunset Happy Hour around 5:00 and dinner is usually on the table by 7:00 p.m. Bob has been keeping himself occupied by trying to figure out why our satellite tv signal has not worked since day 1 when the Pullums arrived with the receivers and tinkers with minor issues w/ the boats. Plus other problems pop up all the time, like the internet went out the other day on our end of the island & he had to run a new cable & put in a new router. We both do all the shopping for ourselves and the guests. That's a full day, I might add. It's not like going to a major grocery store and buying what you need. We have to plan for a week at a time since the boats bring fresh veggies, fruits and dairies once a week. Everybody is doing their shopping on the same day, at the same time and it's hectic. Once the produce is gone...they are out till the following week. And if you forget something, you pretty much do without till the next shipment comes in. Staples are a different story; the shelves are always plentiful of can goods, rice, flour, paper goods and so forth. Of course now we have the system down to an art.
1. Get to town early (9:00 a.m.) to get a good parking spot for your boat,
2. get first dibs at the produce and veggies (if you arrive late, the good stuff is gone fast)
3. stores close up at noon and re-open at 2:00. This is a good time for all the expats to meet at the local watering hole to re-group and check over their list for round 2.
4. At 2:00 start shopping for frozen goods and then head home.
Told you it was a full day.
How about I introduce you to some folks?
Bob, Dave and Bill.
Dave was our 1st guest to arrive. He lives in the Pearland area;
in fact he's neighbors with some of our friends...Ginger, Sam and Barbara.
Not that they know him but still a small world, huh?!
Cindee and Jeff Jobe
They are from the Washington State area.
Cindee is a hoot. She loves to kayak and swim. Everyday!
Jeff's name might ring a bell with some of you waterski enthusiast.
He was a professional skier in the mid 70's & created his own water ski back then that competed with names like Connelly & O'Brien. He built a successful company developing & producing water sports equipment that later sold. Now he's an avid kite-surfer. They will be on this island for 2 months enjoying
the fun and sun. Jeff loves to give lessons to anyone
who has an interest in learning to kite-surf. Bob is taking
full advantage of this. Today he finally felt some success on the board after a good 200 yard run that lasted 20 seconds.
Mike and Susan
They too are from the Washington State area and
friends of the Jobe's. This was their 2nd yr to visit the Cay &
I'm sure they'll be back again next year. Mike is a dedicated student
of kite surfing. Very nice couple.
This is the Boathouse where we host our sunset Happy Hours.
Music is piped in, nice breeze, and great place to watch the sun set.
How is this for a porch swing?
The sun sets on the other side of the mountain but still makes
for a great time and scenary.
Nice color.
Not only is the Boathouse a great place to party
but here is where we set up for the massuse.
This is Filiberto.
We had a ladies luncheon and spa day one afternoon.
Nice massage to be had by all.
We celebrated Bob's Birthday!
In fact we had 3 birthday's within the same week.
Bob and Mike's birthday was on the same day (March 24th)
Jeff celebrated his birthday (March 26th).
Each one of them got their own special cake.
We're always finding ways to keep ourselves busy and living
more and more like the islanders.
I mentioned before, Bob tinkers with the boats.
We had one boat on the island that wasn't working
so he's learning and doing very well.
Wha-La...It's working.
The battery cable connectors were corroded.
Bob went in town to find replacements but no luck.
Who says he isn't resourceful?
OK. It's a temporary fix till the part comes
down from the States but at least the boat is fully
operational. Good Job, Bob!
Another example of island living?
Bob and his machete.
How many whacks does it take to open up a coconut?
Lost count but check this out. As long
as we live on this island and Bob still has
all his fingers from using his machete; I'll
never buy coconut milk in a can again.
Homemade is the best.
Found another use for these shells.
(not what your thinking)
They make the perfect planters for seeds.
I brought down several seed packets
of cilantro and peppers. Let see how they do.
Awe man, I can't wait to use this cilantro.
Pretty! Thinking its time to transplant
and start my next package of seeds.
Well its about time for me to get back to work.
We just wanted to share a few pictures with you and let you
know we are doing great.
We do have some family and friends scheduled to come visit
in the near future and we can't wait. We're missing
everyone dearly.
Love ya -
B and B
