| Wed 8/25/2004 |
Oh, I've been bad... got back from
Eleuthera and haven't written an ounce! But my excuses... excitement
has taken over as I try to get my house plans together for building in
Rainbow... this is going to be challenging. For example, what is my
elevation, front to back? I need to know this, since I have to excavate
out (my garage will be below ground) - and everyone I talk to says all you
need to know is your corner markers... but you see, the road is about 8
feet below the front edge of my property - so I need to know how much to
excavate... Then, I am involved with the floor plans... how big should I
make it? It's cheaper to make it bigger now than to try to add on
later... Then, how large should my cistern be? ... I'd rather make a
bigger cistern now then run out of water and buy later... If my garage is
under my house, then I need to make sure the cistern walls and garage
walls are extensions of the upper walls so there's support.... How do I
get water to the property to enable the workers to make concrete?
What about power? How much is it going to cost me to run each
additional pole to reach my property... and on and on... I may write a
book to help others out in the future..... Then...
Hurricane Charley. Yes, everything my family and I own was in some
part of the path of this storm... From my property and my parents RV and
boat in the Florida Keys - to my boat near Punta Gorda, to my house in
Lake Mary... I was without power for 6 days... But it taught me 2
things... (1) A generator is a must (thus I will have one in Eleu
(this will probably be my initial source of power too - but where will I
store the thing?) and (2) The primary point of failure for most homes in
Charley's path was the garage door - this would blow in, thus allowing
wind to come in and blow off the roof. I think I'll do two single
doors - both reinforced.
So... this entry is going to be a hodge-podge of the past month's
happenings in Eleuthera.... Some things are behind the times, but
worth showing...
PS. I have added a new page... We now have an "Eleusive
Items" page... This page has an Arts & Crafts page where anyone
with Eleuthera-oriented art work or crafts can list their items for
sale. And it also has a Books page where you can purchase
Eleuthera-oriented books such as "The Elusive Beaches of
Eleuthera" - that marvelous beach combing book that is a MUST for
anyone traveling around Eleuthera.
Annual July 4th Harbour Island celebration hosted by the yacht
Svengali - tons of food, drink, people, and fun! |
Bahamian musician Nita entertains guests at the Rock House on
Briland |
Limbo dancer Dunred Barry entertains the crowds at Bluff's
homecoming |
A good number of bats have moved into the first chamber in the
Hatchett Bay Caves. |
Twin Sister Beach - I went wandering around following the
recommendations in The Elusive Beaches of Eleuthera book and this is
one I found! |
This month saw the passing of well known and well
loved artist Mal Flanders - he will surely be missed.
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