Best of Eleuthera

At last La Bougainvillea for lunch ….

So this week we finally made it to La Bougainvillea for lunch ! What with cool breezy weather and an overpacked schedule it has taken us some time to visit Eleuthera’s latest venue – but it was worth the wait and we ate a beautiful lunch there the other day. Tom Marazza is the owner and in fact has owned […]

Here we are in a brand new year 2017 !

Well here we are in a brand new year already – 2017 ! It’s here whether you were ready or not – I know that a huge amount of people were more than happy to kiss 2016 goodbye – a very bad year for all sorts of reasons and all sorts of people….. Most years our Christmas and New Year […]

Wishing you a Happy New Year from Eleuthera

This is to wish you all a very Happy New Year from Bob and I here in Eleuthera. 2016 has been a year of turmoil and loss for many people and they will be glad to be moving forward….. I like to take time during the week between Christmas and New Year to reflect a little on the past year […]

We love Santa !

Do you believe in Guardian Angels ?

Do you believe in Guardian Angels ? – well I do now I can tell you ! Living on one of the family islands here in the Bahamas means that we import pretty much everything – especially our cars. We have a couple of Honda Odyssey cars and they both only have one ignition key. Getting a spare ignition key […]

Exceptional Learners Pizza Party Christmas 2016

This week we celebrated at the Exceptional Learners Christmas Pizza Party – held as always at Tippy’s. There was quite a crew this year – 12 students , 2 teachers, 2 assistants and 2 student teachers over from the US along with Clare who organises the program that brings the students here , and of course Mr Tony Crean who […]

Start of the Art Trail in Eleuthera

A visit to Tarpum Bay will get you a free view of the first outdoor wall painting which hopefully is the start of the Art Trail in Eleuthera. Bob’s elder son Joel had an idea to have an art trail from one end of the island to the other – a creative lot those Colmans ! – and so he […]

Building on a great history -The Potlatch Club Eleuthera

What a treat this week to write about The Potlatch Club here in Eleuthera – building on a great history….. The new owners Hans Febles and Bruce Loshusan have started work on renovating and restoring the 12 acre property and it is exciting to see what is being done and hear of their plans. I have written before about the […]

An Arty Week in Governors Harbour

What a great arty week we have just had in Governors Harbour ! Saturday 10th September saw the launch of the art show – Max and Amos – featuring the work of Maxwell Taylor and Amos Ferguson at the beautifully renovated old Pyfrom’s liquor store – now known as the Pink Perch. It was staged by the National Art Gallery […]