Become pretty quiet around here

Big night at Fowl Cay

Our young friends from Texas have safely made it back home, but before leaving they shared their last night celebration with us at Sandals' Fowl Cay Resort. This is as good as it gets in these parts so we cleaned up as good as we could. Fun night.

The Fish Slayers

We became buddies with these fellows during their stay. They really enjoyed their time here. Hakuna Matata fished almost everyday and usually brought home a bag full. They were also the only Miami Heat fans on our boatload of Texans during the NBA playoffs. Blake and Andrew... good kids.

Bart and Nat left yesterday so it's become really, really low key. Not so bad though... A quiet paradise.
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The Big Man is dead... sadness...

We have nothing else to say...
Bruce just said, "Immeasurable" 

Islands of the rich and famous.

Today we noticed Radar was a little glum... we've been busy doing human stuff and not including him. So we decided to crank up the Albury and do a little island hopping. He likes to ride around in the Albury and feel the wind in his face as he sits up high and scopes everything out.

 photo by Bruce McElya

Our first stop was at the Aquarium in the park where we saw our Texas buddies out for a snorkle.

Next stop was Little Hall's Pond which some of you may know belongs to Johnny Depp. 

Yup, Capt. Jack Sparrow's hideaway. 

Nope, we didn't see him.

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59 and counting

363 days until the big 6-0. So time to stop thinking about that for now.
Thelma did make me a delicious cake that everyone enjoyed very much. It was a great birthday party and I thank everyone for their kindness and all the good food at the Potluck. Everything from fresh Snapper, sausage from Carmine's in Palm Beach, Smokey Dog BBQ, to Doc Shippley's fresh Conch Salad.
It was a feast for sure.

Earlier in the day we made a supply run to Staniel and lunch at the Yacht Club. We walked over to the Pink Store and saw a pin full of Land Crab. As you can see in the video, they look like some prehistoric creature from an old 60's Sci-Fi film.
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NBA Playoffs with a boatload of Texans and a singing dog.

Codi and Amber were both bartenders in their past lives and someone threw down a challenge for Chocolate-Chili Martinis in celebration of the Dallas win. They rose to the occasion.

The folks over here are always looking for a reason to party. Last night it was the playoffs, tonight, I'm the excuse. Actually it started last night at midnight with a surprise and slightly slurry chorale of Happy Birthday after the NBA final game was over. Had too damn many Texans aboard.
Even Sugar the poodle joined in. (Sugar had the best voice of all....looking at the picture, Radar was appalled)
Yup... it's my birthday. Not much of a birthday party kind of fellow, but tonight it's my turn.

Somehow I've managed to survive 59 of these birthdays. Still got all my fingers and toes... A few less brain cells and a lot less hair though.

We had a great time and I'm sure tonight will be fun as well.

Adios,


Istaboa

Still chillin

Been taking one of these everyday...

Crew Istaboa has caught a severe case of Islanditis.

Codi, Mel, and Radar from back in 2009

But our friends Codi and Brad along with their friends, JD and Amber, have been livening things up. We had a big time last night and today Tucker and I took Brad and JD out exploring, as Tucker put it.
We didn't catch a fish or even get a strike... I think that's why Tuck said we were going, "exploring".
We took the Albury south through the Land and Sea Park, passing Johnny Depp's island, and over to White Bay, which belongs to Tyler Perry, first to check on a possible WIFI hotspot opportunity.

That island is just the first stages of construction.

I think we will run back down to the park tomorrow, to a place called the Aquarium, and do some snorkeling.
So that's it... not much going on but existence, which is enough here.

I did take a few pics of Compass Cay's new beach house. What a view!