The festivities got off to a late start due to some electrical problems, but after the "grand opening" with words from the homecoming committee, members of parliament, and the tourism office - the entertainment started.  The Rum Runners from south Eleuthera did some rake 'n scrape, followed by a quick set from the Brilanders and then out came Pepper, the fire dancer.  She really got the crowd going with her acrobatics and fire tricks.  She was joined afterwards by the Limbo man.  This was Leroy - lead singer for the Baha Men.  Leroy is an energetic man, doing aerial back and front flips around the stage.  He set up the limbo stick and got some audience participation, with one of the local girls doing quite well.  Then he got on to his grand finale.  He set his limbo stick up on 2 Kalik bottles.  He not only went under the stick, he did the equivalent of leg pushups under the limbo bar.  After this, Count Bernadino came on stage.  He brought his steel drum front and center and did a mini concert on the drum, performing such songs as "My Way" and "Marianne".  .  He gave the crowd information on making the drum from the bottom of an oil barrel.  He continued on with singing his classic songs of "Hot, hot, hot", "Sugar", and "My Philosophy".

Pepper - the fire dancer	Leroy - the Limbo dancer	Count Bernadino

On the way south, we stopped at Davis Harbour and checked out the facilities.  This location has great dockage with water and electric hookup.  We went fishing off of Cape Eleuthera - so I also got to see the Cape Eleuthera Marina - this too is a nice facility with good docks.  Hopefully I will have contact and rate information soon.  Anyhow, thought I'd share some of our pix from today's entertainment.  My favorite moment is when Dennis speared a moray eel and handed it up to us.  Somehow it got off the spear before getting into the cooler and much "dancing" occurred on deck!!!

Island School
Cape Eleuthera

Community Assistance request:

While at Island School, I met a young teacher who is very involved with the community in the deep south.  She, and others, are trying to assist one of the local girls to further her education and they are looking for any assistance anyone can give.  If you want to truly reach out and help someone, this is one way to do so.  Here is her story:

For the past three years, faculty at The Deep Creek Middle School in South Eleuthera have been working to send our students to U.S. private high schools. We currently have students from Eleuthera on scholarships at schools throughout the Northeast U.S. (Proctor, Kimball Union, Lawrence Academy, etc.) One of our 9th grade students has just received a scholarship to Holy Cross, a private high school in Connecticut. We are still $7200 short for her tuition and are now actively recruiting sponsors. Any amount of assistance would be very appreciated! Julie is our 9th grade class president, active in sports and the community, and is also an honor roll student. She has so much potential, and we are all hoping to help her make this wonderful opportunity a reality for her.

For anyone with a connection to Eleuthera, this is a great opportunity to help one of our students who is working to further her education. Julie has mentioned she is very interested with staying in touch with any interested sponsors, so that she can make you a part of her experience next year. Please contact me (sadellechain@islandschool.org) for additional information or to help us in any way. Thank you so much for your consideration - we really appreciate it!