Awesome Pine?

Awesome Pine?   ...   Friday - Saturday December 21st/22^nd 2012

Yesterday morning we got Mike registered with the small vessel registration system and booked our interview for Christmas Eve. (The aim here is to pre-clear the immigration process for when we return from the Bahamas so that we don't have to go in person to an immigration office). In the afternoon we did an errand to get Tasha set to go to South Africa.  This involved ordering some rand and finding out about banking charges while abroad.  Then we went round to Fran and Paul’s house to cook dinner.  We had a fun evening that ended with Tasha and Paul doing on-line shoe shopping.  Who said that Zappos is a girl thing?

Today we had a slow start with one member of our group sleeping until 11 am! After breakfast/lunch we went to two local birding sites.  The first site has a set of signs directing the walker to various destinations.  We were quite intrigued by the sound of “Awesome Pine”.  After following the signs hither and yon we came to the site.  It’s a log lying on the ground.  Admittedly the girth is fairly large but really? There was even a strategically placed bench where you could sit and contemplate the awesomeness.  We didn’t see much in the way of birds but had a nice walk.   The second site was more open and a very pleasant walk. Our plan for this evening is to go see “The Hobbit” at the cinema. 

The beautiful, if somewhat antiseptic, views of the Grand Harbor village. The marina sits within this gated community.