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The Wonderful People you meet in Eleuthera

We get to meet some wonderful people here in Eleuthera – and this week I am writing about one special person – the chocolatier Oliver Kita. We first met Oliver about 18 months ago – he was visiting Governors Harbour and staying with friends at Wykee Estates. We were invited for a fabulous dinner party – the food was delicious […]

An attitude of gratitude in Governors Harbour

This week we have a big attitude of gratitude here in Governors Harbour. The weather is just beautiful – best week for the last 2 or 3 months – the beaches look absolutely gorgeous and the place is brimming with visitors all enjoying spring break time. Easter is around the corner, swiftly followed by the much anticipated Jazz Festival. Lots […]

Life beyond my comfort zone in Governors Harbour

This week found me living life beyond my comfort zone as it is in Governors Harbour. Even though I said I wouldn’t bore you with the details of my trip to the dentist – I thought I was up for a scale and polish and discussion of a little vanity work – hah ! – the result was that I […]

Eleuthera Island Farm – Best of Eleuthera

Back to the Best of Eleuthera series and one of the very best ! – Eleuthera Island Farm. Many of you will be familiar with the farm – just south of Palmetto Point crossroads on Queens Highway. It supplies us with fabulous fresh seasonal produce, all sorts of bottled sauces and marinades and BREAD. Proper bread – not squishy and […]

Best of Eleuthera – Ocean Fox Diving

Back to the Best of Eleuthera series – it’s been a while – and a look at Ocean Fox . Plenty of people who come to Eleuthera want to experience the beauty of the underwater world – and Ocean Fox is a very popular choice amongst our own renters at Governors Estate for doing just that……. They offer a great […]

Junkanoo Festival in Governors Harbour

So Saturday January 9th ’16 saw the annual Junkanoo Festival here in Governors Harbour. It was a spectacular sight and went on for several hours along a stretch of the Queens Highway outside the Royal Bank of Canada. Junkanoo, for those of you not familiar with it, is a type of Carnival parade with fantastic costumes mainly made from cardboard […]

Cold front and warm tummy in Governors Harbour

At the time of writing this we are experiencing a cold front here in Governors Harbour. Strong winds and heavy rain – the sort of rain that comes in horizontally and will find any gap it can to seep through and flood into your house in unexpected places ! Temperatures are much lower than normal and the wind whips […]

A visit to Art Basel Miami for the Colmans

So we decided that a visit to the famous Art Basel in Miami was on the cards for the Colmans especially as Bob’s son Cassius and his gorgeous partner Jessie were there researching new artists for their London Gallery – Nelly Duff. The show is enormous with numerous venues in South Beach as well as spreading over into the design […]

Celebrating in style at Governors Estate Eleuthera

This week I am sharing with you a great group of people who really showed how to celebrate in style at Governors Estate Eleuthera. They were here to celebrate the fiftieth birthday of one of them. They were such a great example of how you can plan a really great trip…… So 4 of the group had stayed with us […]

Marvelous Millie Johnson – the mistress of the bed chamber Eleuthera

I have been wanting to write on blog for ages about marvelous Millie Johnson – the mistress of the bedchamber here at Governors Estate Eleuthera. One of the great things about writing a blog is the time you get to spend chatting with people – all in the name of research of course ! I learned at a very young […]

Kathy Colman

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

The Wonderful People you meet in Eleuthera

An attitude of gratitude in Governors Harbour

Life beyond my comfort zone in Governors Harbour

Eleuthera Island Farm – Best of Eleuthera

Best of Eleuthera – Ocean Fox Diving

Junkanoo Festival in Governors Harbour

Cold front and warm tummy in Governors Harbour

A visit to Art Basel Miami for the Colmans

Celebrating in style at Governors Estate Eleuthera

Marvelous Millie Johnson – the mistress of the bed chamber Eleuthera

Kathy Colman

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