Happy New Year

• There were a couple of choices for New Years Eve: dinner at the restaurant, Angler's with all the trimmings, or a ferry ride to Elbow Cay and Hope Town. We got together with several other couples and decided to have an early dinner. We all brought something to share. Hot dogs, hamburgers, (guess what I made) macaroni salad, beans and anything else you can think of to make a good cookout.
• It was a very warm night, you didn't even need a light sweater. When we finished eating we all walked to the ferry terminal. We boarded the ferry and away we went. We could not see a thing, except the stars. It was a very dark night. I kept watching for markers, when I finally saw one, I realized it was on land. I said to myself, make a quick left and the captain did. All of a sudden you can see all kinds of Christmas Lights. There's a red and white candy striped lighthouse with lights running up and down. If that didn't set the mood to party nothing would. It's 10 and the festivities start at 12. We took a walk all around the cay. The homes are very close together all nestled on the hillside. There's one road, you just follow it in and out of alleys and you end up right back were you started. At 12 the fireworks start. Once again I'm amazed at the beauty. They were spectacular, on a parallel with the N.Y. City bi-centennial. Then the junkaroo parade started. It's an exciting display of art and culture in the Bahamas, an elaborate display of costumes in a variety of shapes and sizes. You listen to the sound of horns and whistles and feel the pulsating rhythms of the goat skinned drums and cowbells. It's like a fertility dance. I think it's the first New Year that no one was over served. We headed home on the ferry and were in bed by 2:30 the latest I have stayed up in a long time.
• We started the year off with a nice dingy ride. We went to several small cays. One is called Matt Lowe's Cay. The family that owns Lowe's owns this cay. We went to (rumor has it) Tiger Woods Cay. There was a big sign,"No trespassing, by invitation only" Mike figured since he saw Tiger play at Bethpage, it would be OK to visit his cay. We just rode around, did a little swimming and a lot of shelling. It was a hot day. I can't believe we are here for 4 months. It's all a dream. Please don't wake me.
• On Sunday one of the couples on our dock invited us to Nippers on Guana Cay. This cay is on the ocean. You dock at the Orchid Bay Marina or anchor at the Baker's Bay. We walked over to Nippers Bar and Grill. It's a real party place. It's a combination of Willy-T's in Tortola and Flynns on Fire Island. The Nippers' special drink is rum and fruit juice.