THE PHILOSOPHY TREE

The yacht "TREEHOUSE" and its great crew of Glenn and Spencer Miller(father & Son) has left to sail north to New York. A long way to go, but they will be back to see more islands........... That's for sure.. We very much enjoyed their company and their helpfulness at every turn. Speaking of "Trees"............... Take this one for example................. real food for thought..... I mean philosophical thought.......

" YES........ I CAN"
" I MIGHT BE DOWN BUT I CAN GET UP AGAIN"
" YOU CAN KNOCK ME DOWN BUT IT WON'T LAST"
" I MAY SHOW YOU MY BOTTOM BUT WAIT TILL YOU SEE MY TOP"
" I DECIDED TO LIE LOW FOR AWHILE"
" I'VE GOT SAND IN MY BUTT, BUT I'M O.K. NOW"
" I FINALLY TURNED THE CORNER"
" NEXT TIME I'LL BE MUCH BETTER PREPARED"
and
" YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD TREE DOWN"

O.K. That's enough...... Not far away was an even more exotic tree. A Frangipani (Plumeria) in which an airplane had accidently landed. BAHAMASAIR........ the plane looked quite old,......... it might be as old as 1941, who knows.

Check out the engines....... Rolls Royce turbo props I think...........
Check out that nice red snapper too.............. The docks in the background were taken out by the last hurricane. Only the posts are left standing.....

Everytime we go ashore we are surrounded by the floral paradise. Colorful bouganvillea everywhere. Even the crotons, those dark red plants flower here and despite the lack of soil, there is no holding back on flowers.



I had my first beer in years, and needless to say the "Queen" needed the photographs as evidence for any subsequent side-effects. I could well come out suddenly with "barracuda" tendencies. "No worries......... Mate.............."

For those that love sailing there is always the opportunity to rent a fully equiped cruiser. A sloop like those in the photo or a much broader catamaran. A bunch of them here ready to go..... The benefits are enormous in that you have a great hotel room that moves, you get to go to whatever anchorage you choose, and you get to play "Captain" for a bit. It certainly is not that much more expensive than local accommodation for the same period. The down-side is that if it blows or rains, or a strong front comes through during the week...... well...... your call. In this last week we saw a bunch of charter people sailing when none of us boat owners would have gone out. One of the catamarans came back with a shredded genoa (foresail). Bits and pieces the size of spagetti................ hanging off the forestay... a real mess.



I cannot remember if these two young Bahamian ladies were the owners of the marina or if they were on some school project to study marine biology.........or maybe it was a 'Rake & Scrape' project........... That single beer is definitely different from the one back in 2001.



Oh...YES..... before I forget. This is my very handsome grandson "ZAC". He has that definite swash-buckling glint in his eye, and when he gets a little taller he'll make a fine Pirate. (even though pirates haven't exactly endeared themselves lately) By the time he gets really big he will be just a "Gentleman Pirate", like Errol Flynn and Captain Jack Sparrow....... Aargh.... matey.......
And if we cross paths with the "BLACK PEARL" we will just have to capture it for him.