Exciting times at Governors Estate may be a bit of an exaggeration for all of you – but it is for us ! This week we have all the work being done to get the generator installed and to power up all our houses here. That is all the rental houses – Yellow House, Sweetcorn House, Tops and Peach House […]
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The reality of having a turn key house in Eleuthera is a story of a lot of hard work and organization ! This is a glimpse of some of what goes into getting it done……. Bob and I took a 5 night trip to Fort Lauderdale to work on various projects at assorted stages of their development. Of course we […]
This week we were delighted to eat some sensational Thai food at La Bougainvillea right here in Eleuthera …. Although the resort of La Bougainvillea is still closed – the restaurant was open for a Thai food evening. Owner Tom Marazza has recruited a great chef from Nassau – Freddy Van Breugel – and he excelled himself. September and October […]
This week – news of a golf cart for Governors Estate and a visit to Harbour Island……. We decided to buy a golf cart for the Yellow House – so if you book now you will get use of the lovely 6 seater golf cart. It is perfect for a ride down to French Leave Beach – or more importantly […]
This week I am going to tell you about the work that we have started on the old Cigatoo Hotel right here in Governors Harbour. But first I want to thank all of you who sent messages and emails wishing us well for the impending visit of Hurricane Irma. Well thank goodness, as you all know by now, she passed […]
OK – so not a long blog this week as we are in the midst of making preparations for the visit of Hurricane Irma. As all of you know by now she is a bit of a horror – the islands that she has already hit are devastated – and the trail of human misery she is creating is just […]
News this week about how to go swimming with the pigs in Eleuthera as well as a few bits and bobs . I was talking with a friend the other day about a wonderful trip that she took with friends to go and swim with pigs right here in Eleuthera. Of course swimming with the pigs has until now meant […]
The healthiest native Bahamian dish to eat – in my opinion – is fresh conch salad – and you can get it right here in Governors Harbour. J J Hepburn – a Governors Harbour man born and bred – has a stand on the harbour ramp outside our office on weekdays and a stand at Fish Fry on a Friday […]
This is a sizzling summer here in Governors Harbour Eleuthera – the temperatures are HIGH and every day we say Bless You Mr Willis Carrier for inventing air conditioning ! School is out of course and plenty of children are taking part in various summer camps throughout the island. One of the Summer Camps held locally is called Project Cay […]
This week we have been on our travels – a quick trip to Key West for a wedding – but we also experience the circle of life here in Eleuthera. It was our first trip to Key West and following lots of advice we decided to drive down there. Of course , living where we do means that a road […]

Kathy Colman
Writer, Interior Designer, Foodie, and Wife to Bob. Living in Eleuthera, Bahamas
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