This is the view from our aft deck as we enjoyed the marina at Cave Cay
http://www.cavecay.com/ a safe harbor that has an interesting history, there was nothing but a swamp when purchased and a few million dollars later a beautiful anchorage was dredged out for all of us to enjoy! A safe hurricane hole for sure, but we love it as it gives us a great place to tuck into on our way back to Emerald Bay from Compass Cay. We took the canoe out and had a fun little paddle within the harbor, then got brave and went out into the sound, well.....that provided a little more excericse as we were paddling against tide and wind on the way back. Let's just say that Veda L. looked mighty good as we came through the cut!
We are really worried about Buddy as he is such a nervous traveler.... We see him do this pose while sleeping frequently, but not on the dining room table! He certainly will not get a kitty ulcer. He has however given us a test in our Vet Tech skills of late, he has been going back and forth between diabetic and non-diabetic (the only mammal that does so), which keeps us in touch with Dr. Jen at Stillwater Vet, who gives us good advice and assures us that we are doing the right thing; he is one high maintenance cat...arthritis med in his special diet cat food, followed by his insulin shot, then before his morning cat nap he has his cat lax (as he can't be straining with arthritis in his lower spine), then we brush his teeth once a day, but smear salmon flavored cat "toothpaste" on his gums as well to eliminate tartar and any gum infections that "older" cats can get, then of course we do the glucose tests to be sure he is on the correct dose of insulin. He is 14 now and we have had him since he was 3, and we have certainly done more than bonded with this guy! He chose good "staff!"
Here we are back in Emerald Bay waiting for our new tender engine to arrive, we just hope to get the old Yamaha cranked up enough that we can get out and play on some nearby reefs, we need to get wet! The former Four Seasons Resort was purchased by Sandals,
http://www.sandals.com/main/emerald/em-home.cfm which also owns the marina that we stay in, scroll down the main page and take a look at our "home away from home" Marina. The Grand Opening was yesterday and the helicopters have been buzzing overhead, dignataries zipping around in their golf carts, a golf tournament was being filmed, and everything is really looking great! Nice to see golfers out again, and especially nice to see The Marina At Emerald Bay filling up with boats, we just saw the new dive boat come in tonight and it is slipped next to us, will be fun to see where they intend to take their dive tours. Tomorrow I am having lunch with the Realtor who is handling the Grand Isle development and she is giving me a tour, it is lovely and has one of the most dramatic infinity pools that I have ever swam in.
http://www.grandisleresort.com/
Yes, the homebody made bread today. I take some frozen loaves and some box mixes of bread for emergencies, but the emergency supplies are gone and now it is time to "do it yourself" which is always fun, I love working with yeast breads, today was the normal loaf variety, but I make a killer caramel roll.
This is the view from our aft deck as we enjoyed the marina at Cave Cay http://www.cavecay.com/ a safe harbor that has an interesting history, there was nothing but a swamp when purchased and a few million dollars later a beautiful anchorage was dredged out for all of us to enjoy! A safe hurricane hole for sure, but we love it as it gives us a great place to tuck into on our way back to Emerald Bay from Compass Cay. We took the canoe out and had a fun little paddle within the harbor, then got brave and went out into the sound, well.....that provided a little more excericse as we were paddling against tide and wind on the way back. Let's just say that Veda L. looked mighty good as we came through the cut!
We are really worried about Buddy as he is such a nervous traveler.... We see him do this pose while sleeping frequently, but not on the dining room table! He certainly will not get a kitty ulcer. He has however given us a test in our Vet Tech skills of late, he has been going back and forth between diabetic and non-diabetic (the only mammal that does so), which keeps us in touch with Dr. Jen at Stillwater Vet, who gives us good advice and assures us that we are doing the right thing; he is one high maintenance cat...arthritis med in his special diet cat food, followed by his insulin shot, then before his morning cat nap he has his cat lax (as he can't be straining with arthritis in his lower spine), then we brush his teeth once a day, but smear salmon flavored cat "toothpaste" on his gums as well to eliminate tartar and any gum infections that "older" cats can get, then of course we do the glucose tests to be sure he is on the correct dose of insulin. He is 14 now and we have had him since he was 3, and we have certainly done more than bonded with this guy! He chose good "staff!"
Here we are back in Emerald Bay waiting for our new tender engine to arrive, we just hope to get the old Yamaha cranked up enough that we can get out and play on some nearby reefs, we need to get wet! The former Four Seasons Resort was purchased by Sandals,http://www.sandals.com/main/emerald/em-home.cfm which also owns the marina that we stay in, scroll down the main page and take a look at our "home away from home" Marina. The Grand Opening was yesterday and the helicopters have been buzzing overhead, dignataries zipping around in their golf carts, a golf tournament was being filmed, and everything is really looking great! Nice to see golfers out again, and especially nice to see The Marina At Emerald Bay filling up with boats, we just saw the new dive boat come in tonight and it is slipped next to us, will be fun to see where they intend to take their dive tours. Tomorrow I am having lunch with the Realtor who is handling the Grand Isle development and she is giving me a tour, it is lovely and has one of the most dramatic infinity pools that I have ever swam in.http://www.grandisleresort.com/
Yes, the homebody made bread today. I take some frozen loaves and some box mixes of bread for emergencies, but the emergency supplies are gone and now it is time to "do it yourself" which is always fun, I love working with yeast breads, today was the normal loaf variety, but I make a killer caramel roll. 
