{"id":1848,"date":"2013-04-05T15:58:38","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T15:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/?p=1848"},"modified":"2013-04-05T15:58:38","modified_gmt":"2013-04-05T15:58:38","slug":"riding-out-the-storm-in-the-lap-of-luxury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/?p=1848","title":{"rendered":"Riding Out the Storm in the Lap of Luxury"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are awaiting the coming storm at the stunning resort at Highbourne Cay.\u00a0 We had a lovely afternoon and evening here yesterday, and today promises to be equally nice in spite of the rising winds.<\/p>\n

I am having my morning coffee now while looking out at the palm trees that are bending dramatically in the rising wind.\u00a0 This is the first truly cloudy day I have seen in the three months I\u2019ve been down here.\u00a0 In that same three months we have had only one brief, 10-minute rain squall.\u00a0 Later today should bring some squalls, but many times there is no precipitation, so I\u2019m curious to see what will happen later.\u00a0 We\u2019d love a little rain to wash away some of the salt on our decks!\u00a0 Right now we have \u2018deck shoes\u2019 and \u2018going ashore\u2019 shoes, and we try very hard not to wear them into the cockpit and certainly not down below!\u00a0 Keeping Pandora ship shape and salt free is always the top priority!<\/p>\n

I feel very lucky to be here right now, and when we arrived we were the only sailboat here in a snug harbor full of mega yachts.\u00a0 Later in the day another sailboat arrived, so now there are two of us.\u00a0 And that will be it since the docks are full.\u00a0 We definitely feel like the country cousins here!<\/p>\n

Everything on this island is meticulously groomed by the resort, so although the island is covered in native plantings, it has definite look of being beautifully maintained.\u00a0 People arrive here by either helicopter or seaplane.\u00a0 In fact, as we entered the harbor yesterday a seaplane was landing right beside us!\u00a0 That\u2019s the first time we\u2019ve given way to a plane rather than another boat!\u00a0 There is a little launch that goes out to meet the plane and pick up the passengers!\u00a0 Wow\u2026<\/p>\n

The beaches are also groomed here.\u00a0 Someone rakes the beach every day (must be in the middle of the night though because you\u2019ll never see them) and there are umbrellas and Adirondack chairs every few yards, spaced just far enough apart to give everyone their privacy.<\/p>\n

In early evening we took our cocktails, a gin and tonic for me and a Dark and Stormy for Bob, to the beach and sat in the Adirondack chairs watching a gaggle of adolescents ride their \u2018skim boards\u2019 in the surf.<\/p>\n

We had dinner in the restaurant, Xuma, that overlooks the Bahamas Banks.\u00a0 There was a film crew making a promotional video for the resort,\u00a0 taking footage of the sunset from the best table on the balcony.\u00a0 They set up their Go-Pro on the railing of the balcony, and then the table was ours!\u00a0 It was a stunning sunset with the coming storm clouds massing in the sky.\u00a0 And dinner was delicious! \u00a0 Bob and I shared some conch fritters, a roasted beet and goat cheese salad, and a Bahamian risotto dinner of prawns, scallops and a spiny lobster tail.\u00a0 I did get another lobster dinner!<\/p>\n

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Today is cool and very humid with coming storm.\u00a0 We will walk to the ocean beach today.\u00a0 It is 2 miles long and gets raked each day.\u00a0 I will probably take my latest knitting project and we\u2019ll bring a picnic lunch.\u00a0 I have finished the body of my \u2018Mary Tudor\u2019 and will probably put it aside until I get home.\u00a0 It is time to cut open the front and the armholes, and I haven\u2019t got any sharp scissors on board.\u00a0 Better to wait until I have the proper tools.<\/p>\n

Knowing that whatever I work on now will probably end up on the plane with me when I fly home (in 34 days!!), I looked through my stash with an eye for something portable.\u00a0 About five years ago I started a traditional circular shawl from the Orkney Islands in an online workshop led by Elizabeth Lovick (http:\/\/www.northernlace.co.uk\/<\/a>).\u00a0 I put it down for what I thought would be a brief hiatus, and then I lost it!\u00a0 I did look for it several times over the years, but I didn\u2019t find it until we moved to Connecticut and I began unpacking my stash.\u00a0 I was happy to find it and put into the bins I brought onboard last fall.\u00a0 It\u2019s time has come!\u00a0 Although I am not using the traditional Shetland lace yarn for this shawl, I am using something that seems very appropriate to me!\u00a0 Quite a long time ago my English friend Lesley took me to Uppinham Yarns in \u2026.\u00a0 and among the many things that tempted me was a stunning cone of fine wool and cashmere in a wonderful shade of heathered claret red.\u00a0 I\u2019m happy to be reunited with this project!<\/p>\n

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Dinner tonight won\u2019t be Xuma, but it should still be memorable.\u00a0 We bought some Strawberry Grouper filets yesterday from a fisherman cleaning his catch on the docks.\u00a0 There are fresh veggies at the resort market, so we will also have a salad! \u2026the first in about 2 weeks!\u00a0 What a luxury!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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