Guest bloggers
Hello everyone,
Allow me to introduce myself. I am cousin and nephew Zachary. Son of Jeffrey and Eileen Handelman. I hail from Niskayuna, NY, but study the University of Vermont. I use he/him pronouns, and my favorite flavor of ice-cream is mint cookie crumble from Stewarts.
Simon and I met the Cupcake crew in Nassau on Tuesday. Since then, we’ve had some gorgeous days at Highbourne key. Uncle J. likes to remind us that Cupcake is the smallest large boat in the marina.
Yesterday we toured a 45’ Morgan, but we were most interested in their Siamese cat named Bijou. The marina offers free bike rentals, so after our fill of cat time we went for a long bike ride around the island. After a day of hard work, we were treated to a delicious stir fry dinner. Simon and I aren’t allowed in the kitchen. No complaints here. Speaking of food, we watched Master and Commander a couple nights ago. As I write this post Simon is downloading the movie soundtrack so that Ellen can sing along. We’ve been listening to a lot of Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, and Simon on the Ukulele. Still no complaints here.
OH I have big news for all of you! For those who are aware, the crew has an unhealthy fanaticism with the movie Water World. They are still fan boys at heart, but after some investigative work, I can confidently report that their interest in the movie is dwindling.
Today we set sail for Norman’s Key. Our goal is to catch a fish or some conch for Ellen to cook up. I hear its for sushi. Now I’ll let my little cousin Simon share his thoughts.
I also flew into Nassau with my cousin Zachary the other day. He is right to say the subsequent days have been a joy. The crystal blue water, smooth sand beaches, and excellent cuisine are really making me reconsider my past impressions of the Bahamas. A thirteen year old boy is probably less well equipped to cope with copious amounts of family time than a college sophomore.
On an unrelated note, two days ago I bought my father a beer for the first time. Worry not dear reader, it was totally legal, if mind-bogglingly expensive ($8 per beer). We talked to the bartender who said the whole island is owned by one restaurant tycoon from Nassau. The staff work for six weeks, living on the island, then they get a week off to visit their families who are also often from Nassau. It seems on these islands everything eventually drifts back to Nassau.
It looks like Zachary filled you all in pretty well in terms of our itinerary. I’m sure you’ll hear a lot about us from my father and probably less from us directly. Until next time, enjoy the wifi good people of the Internet.
-Simon
*The views expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of Cupcake or her crew.*
