I went to the opening ceremonies for the Deep Creek homecoming last night. There wasn't a huge crowd - but there were a good number of locals. It seemed like "daddy's night" last night. I saw lots of fathers wandering around with one or two children close by. There was a hoola hoop contest and a dance contest (for young and old - for girls and guys). There were quite a lot of food stalls - most focusing on conch, crab, and barbeque. There was also a good selection of souses to choose from.
I have discovered land crab and am hooked!!! I have eaten crab at least 5 of the last 7 days. My choice is boiled - maybe with some dough or some mashed potatoes. I can sit for well over an hour working thru the fins, biters and body of the crab. And I LOVE the fat.
Point homecoming was last weekend. I attended Friday and Sunday nights. There was some technical difficulty with the sound on Friday night so the Brilanders only played once. Spice put on a good show too. Then on Sunday the Brilanders played before and after Funky D. Funky D came off the stage and performed in and among the crowd, encouraging audience participation. The people in attendance at Point got to hear many of his new songs from an album he will be releasing next month some time. No one has heard him perform these songs yet, so this was a big privilege. I thought the new stuff sounded great and am looking forward to getting one of his CDs when they get released.
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Election fever has taken over the island. Yellow and Red are
everywhere - flags on cars, t-shirts, posters... Rallys are occurring
almost nightly. I am amazed at the number of people and the
intensity that is involved with this election.
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There are 2 movies currently being filmed in Eleuthera. The Sirens of Eleuthera stars Antonio Sabada and James Brolin. Fool's Gold stars Donald Southerland, Kate Hudson, and Matthew McConnaughy. I encountered both movie crews in Cupid's Cay last week. Sirens of Eleuthera was actively filming, Fool's Gold was setting up for a shoot in the harbour the following day.
 Fool's Gold |
 FG film preparations |
 Sirens of Eleu filming |
 Antonio Sabada |
Harbour Island hosted its first Backyard Party. I thoroughly enjoyed this festival. It was not too big, like regatta is. The food was phenomenal. I drank sky juice and ate conch fritters, whelk and curve salad and conch salad. Miss Daisy entertained the crowd with her comedy routine. The Brilanders, Sparkles, and Geno D. partied down with good Bahamian music.
 Miss Daisy's comedy routine |
 Brilanders |
 Sparkles |
 Geno D |
I got to check out the new liquor store on Cupid's Cay. I had heard nothing but great stuff about this place and I will tell you first hand it's true. This store has a great wine selection - and the prices are fantastic. There are quite a few selections of 1.5 litre bottles of wine in the $11-18 price range. These are wines with corks - not screw tops!!!! The store is across from Ronnie's in a building that was ruins just a year ago but has been restored and renovated, keeping its historical value. They did a fantastic job. Somewhere I have before pix of this building, when I find them, I'll post them.
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