I suppose that many of you that follow this blog think, wow, here's this old guy roaming around the tropics while he leaves his wife at home working. Well, maybe that's true but it's not like she's sitting at home pining over me.

Just a couple of weeks ago the Admiral went to France and didn't take me with her. Yes, she went to the iconic City of Lights and then meandered through the French countryside without me. What kind of romantic goes to Paris without her lover?

While she was cavorting on the French Riviera and dipping her toe in the Mediterranean I sat dejectedly here on the boat patiently awaiting her return. I became so lonely and despondent that I had to seek out some solace from others and finally decided to join a local bowling team to help me put in the lonely hours. You might be interested in the team photo that I used as the lead picture above. Each team member has been carefully picked for their high skill level.

I continue to "harbournate" here in Man-O-War Cay using a mooring in this protected harbour as a base from which I head out to some of the other islands during nice weather. A few days ago I went up to Great Guana Cay for the annual Barefoot Man concert. The Barefoot Man is a local singer-songwriter that has a cult-like following here and he put on a three-day concert at Nipper's that drew huge crowds. The "bowling team" is actually part of the celebrating crowd at the concert.

This week cruising friends Lionel & Joan Teed from Douglas, New Brunswick (on Snover, a Saga 40) and I ventured down to Tahiti Beach on Elbow Cay. We spent a couple of ideal days anchored off the shore near a white sand beach that grows four-fold during low tide. You can walk the sands of the beach for nearly a mile and pick up fresh shells deposited with each new tide. The shallow waters provide ideal swimming for adults and kids for hours on end. Snover's crew tore themselves away only because they had to start heading back to the States while I returned to my safe haven.

This week I'll go over to Marsh Harbour because I need to meet up with a technician that can repair Leeway's refrigeration which stopped operating while I was at Tahiti Beach.

So is "harbournating"fun? Sure. But, it'll be a lot more fun in a couple of weeks when the Admiral arrives. Or, is that "le Admirale"? C'est la vie. Au revoir!