Day 19: Saturday March 14, 2015
It is windy today but the temperature is pleasant. We climbed in the dinghy and headed for the
other side of the sound and a walk to McIntosh Restaurant and Bakery for
another fine breakfast.
The owner was by herself this morning so we got a
chance to talk with her about her business and her family. She has 4 children. Three girls and a teen age boy.
The girls have all graduated from high school
with one now in med school in Costa Rica, one graduated from college in
psychology and the other is in a two year school for culinary arts. The boy wants to go to a tech school to learn
motorcycle maintenance. All of them have
dual citizenship with both Bahamian and US credentials. They were all born in the US. The nice well decorated building that serves
as their restaurant was built by her husband who was enjoying a beer for
breakfast as we spoke. Her passion is
baking. She makes the most luscious and
attractive pies, cakes and pastries. She
loves the business but does not want to front the public. She hires her
waitress to handle the customers.
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| Nicely decorated McIntosh Restaurant and Bakery |
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| Administrative Offices and Police Station of New Plymouth |
I had Bahamian French toast with sausage and Janine
had another ham and cheese omelet. As we
were leaving, we bought two key lime bars for our dinner tonight.
We motored back across the sound in the dinghy. It is amazing how much more secure we feel in
this new little boat than we did in Damn Dink.
This one doesn’t have the personality that the Dink had but it sure
feels a lot safer. The little 2.5 hp
Honda pushes her along quite well.
Janine suggested that we have a contest amongst our blog followers to
name her. (She has performed well enough
that we are now addressing her as a young girl.) The only name thrown out so far is “Wilson”
after the infamous soccer ball that was Tom Hanks’ companion in the movie “Cast
Away.” We offer the winner of the
contest a ride in the new dink on Buckeye Lake in Ohio later this summer. Flights to Ohio are not included in the
contest. We will take you to the lake in
our pickup truck.
One discouraging thing that the folks deal with who
travel in salt water is the phenomenon of rust.
I always assumed that stainless steel would not rust, however, the salt
water does stain it and it develops spots of rust. I spent a good part of the early afternoon
using rubbing compound to remove the stains from the stainless fixtures on the
boat but where the rust ran down onto the fiberglass, I need to come up with
another solution.
We were back to our typical lunch with Janine having
her tuna on fresh Bahamian wheat bread and I had my taco.
The remainder of the afternoon
Day 19: Saturday March 14, 2015
It is windy today but the temperature is pleasant. We climbed in the dinghy and headed for the
other side of the sound and a walk to McIntosh Restaurant and Bakery for
another fine breakfast.
The owner was by herself this morning so we got a
chance to talk with her about her business and her family. She has 4 children. Three girls and a teen age boy. The girls have all graduated from high school
with one now in med school in Costa Rica, one graduated from college in
psychology and the other is in a two year school for culinary arts. The boy wants to go to a tech school to learn
motorcycle maintenance. All of them have
dual citizenship with both Bahamian and US credentials. They were all born in the US. The nice well decorated building that serves
as their restaurant was built by her husband who was enjoying a beer for
breakfast as we spoke. Her passion is
baking. She makes the most luscious and
attractive pies, cakes and pastries. She
loves the business but does not want to front the public. She hires her
waitress to handle the customers.
I had Bahamian French toast with sausage and Janine
had another ham and cheese omelet. As we
were leaving, we bought two key lime bars for our dinner tonight.
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| And now let's play "Name That Dink" |
We motored back across the sound in the dinghy. It is amazing how much more secure we feel in
this new little boat than we did in Damn Dink.
This one doesn’t have the personality that the Dink had but it sure
feels a lot safer. The little 2.5 hp
Honda pushes her along quite well.
Janine suggested that we have a contest amongst our blog followers to
name her. (She has performed well enough
that we are now addressing her as a young girl.) The only name thrown out so far is “Wilson”
after the infamous soccer ball that was Tom Hanks’ companion in the movie “Cast
Away.” We offer the winner of the
contest a ride in the new dink on Buckeye Lake in Ohio later this summer. Flights to Ohio are not included in the
contest. We will take you to the lake in
our pickup truck.
One discouraging thing that the folks deal with who
travel in salt water is the phenomenon of rust.
I always assumed that stainless steel would not rust, however, the salt
water does stain it and it develops spots of rust. I spent a good part of the early afternoon
using rubbing compound to remove the stains from the stainless fixtures on the
boat but where the rust ran down onto the fiberglass, I need to come up with
another solution.
We were back to our typical lunch with Janine having
her tuna on fresh Bahamian wheat bread and I had my taco.
The remainder of the afternoon was spent
reading. At one point, the fellow in the
40 plus foot cruiser fired up his diesels for some reason and let them idle for
a while. He was right up wind from us
and our windows are about 4 feet above his exhaust pipes so the cabin on our
boat began to fill with fumes. We closed
all of the ports and hatches and abandoned ship heading for the cabana near the
pool with our books.
We returned to the boat before dinner and prepared
our evening meal. This evening we dined
on fettuccini alfredo with chicken and had key lime bars from McIntosh
Restaurant.
Interspersed throughout the day were conversations
with the other folks who were staying here.
This has been a great stay.
We returned to the boat before dinner and prepared
our evening meal. This evening we dined
on fettuccini alfredo with chicken and had key lime bars from McIntosh
Restaurant.
Interspersed throughout the day were conversations
with the other folks who were staying here.
This has been a great stay.
In addition to arranging their own air travel to Ohio, your contest winner may have to bring their own water in order to take a ride on Buckeye Lake. This big news here is that they may have to drain the lake this summer for fear that the dam will fail and flood the surrounding areas.
ReplyDeleteBut, I love Janine's idea and I will be thinking of names...even if the prize is all washed up. Haha :)
Enjoy your day!
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