The day started with some showers, so we had a breakfast of scrambled eggs, hash browns, and leftover steak, and stayed inside for a bit.  The shower didn’t last long and soon things were refreshed and green looking.  

We had some pool time and then John and I discussed going to Windward Beach, which was on the other side of the penisula we were on.  As the crow flies, it’s not too far, but there are canals in the center so it would be necessary for us to walk all the way around.  Ian suggested that he take us over in the dinghy and then we could walk back, saving half the distance. Bill is not a fan of walking and so Sarah, John and I were planning to go.

We got out in the dinghy, and Sarah noticed that her toe was bleeding quite badly.  She had caught her nail and it was nearly off, so Ian took her back to the Marina.  Then John and I continued on our adventure with Ian.  On the way, we encountered some dolphins and Ian followed them with the dinghy.  It was quite rough and my camera was getting wet, so the pictures didn’t turn out great, but it was so cool to be that close to them.  

Windward Beach was not as nice as Treasure Cay Beach, because it was broken up into smaller sections, but it was still incredibly beautiful. We walked along the beach for quite a stretch and then found a spot that had been destroyed by Dorian to walk through to the street.  Walking along the street we continued to see beautiful new places and places that had been destroyed.  

We came upon one house that was damaged, with a huge thatched roof.  There was a man at the gate.  He said hello and we asked him about the house.  Would it be fixed up, etc?  He asked us if we would like a tour and of course, we accepted.  It wasn’t a large house.  The owner had two other houses in the area that the guest would stay in.  The gardens were full of streams, waterfalls and bridges. The landscaping had been designed by Raymond Jungles and included a pool that was very deep and had several twists and turns. Inside the house, everything had been imported from Indonesia and there was a huge aquarium in one wall.  The house had minimal storm damage, as the thatched roof was a facade and there was actually a roof underneath. The person who gave us the tour said that they had a 2 million dollar budget to repair the house and the owner will likely never be back.  He owns multiple properties in 47 countries!  This guy is his right hand man and could live anywhere he wanted, in any of the houses.  He started out working on the yacht for the owner and it was quickly discovered that he was very capable and was moved to a personal assistant type position. He now attends all board meetings and gets an allowance, like the family, instead of a salary. 

It was a very interesting tour and I researched about the owner when we got back to the villa. He made his wealth in toys and computer chips and now owns Sea Smoke Winery in California.

Ian’s other friends arrived this evening and they were staying at the villa basically right across from us.  It had an ocean view and an amazing deck.  We would end up enjoying there space quite a bit, but for tonight we had Pulled Pork to share with all, when they arrived.  We were very grateful to be able to give them a grocery list to stock up for us. If I were to do the trip again, I would carefully plan a menu!

Pulled Pork…did you know that you can throw anything in and it will work?  It sure seemed that way. Without any brown sugar or maple syrup, the best we could come up with was a bit of white sugar and some pancake syrup. There were a few different BBQ sauces in the fridge, one was mustard based, and we had to include a bit of each along with the ketchup.  Of course we made sure we had the required garlic and onion. It really turned out quite well.