July 6th, 2009 | Shelley
I’m very sorry to have to tell you that this is my final blog entry. Yesterday, I boarded a plane bound for Charleston and flew home. Before I leave you all, though, there are a few (actually quite a lot) of things that I would like to say. First off, the biggest thank you goes to my dad for making [...]
June 24th, 2009 | Shelley
Stop! Stop! “You’re piling too much algae on my tray!” I said that to Lindsay Mensen today as we (and others) were in the ELC dissecting algae. At about three, I went down to the ELC because some members wanted to dissect algae. I was to help (but mostly participate). First we got out trays [...]
June 24th, 2009 | Shelley
It was a battle, all right. While I was windsurfing today, there was more falling off than standing up. At five o’clock, I went down to the ELC for a windsurfing lesson with Matt Emery, the flight coordinator at Ambergris Cay. We dragged out the large, wide beginner board and small sail (so the wind [...]
June 24th, 2009 | Shelley
I spent almost my entire day at the Welcome Hut today. That’s the place where members and prospects (people visiting who are thinking about buying property) gather after stepping off of the plane. There they are served iguana punch (see “I serve, you serve, we all serve…“) and are given nice citrus-scented towels to wash their hands [...]
June 24th, 2009 | Shelley
No oars in these boats, unfortunately. So you can’t really row. These boats are Hobie Cats, catamaran-type boats that you can sail down at the ELC. Today I spent the afternoon down at the ELC, helping kids of members with sailing. After Will turned the kids loose on a smaller sailboat of their own, he called [...]
June 22nd, 2009 | Shelley
Well, we can leave out the amnesia part. It just made the title sound catchy. The coconut part, though, is real as can be. When I was out on one of my rounds (to check that the landscape around the major buildings is in good shape) with Steve McFarlane, we found a perfect (although little) coconut [...]
June 22nd, 2009 | Shelley
It truly is. I swear. Do you remember how Will and I went conching about a week ago? Well, we didn’t end up eating those conch because they died. Sad, I know, but I do get to take home a shell without a hole in it. That’s because in order to remove the conch from [...]
June 22nd, 2009 | Shelley
No, I’m not pulling your leg. And that’s not just because I can’t reach it. Seriously, though, there is such a thing called paddleboarding (done with a paddle and a board…obviously), and it’s super fun! After kayaking early this morning with my dad (after all, today is Father’s Day), we came back into shore and I, bored [...]
June 22nd, 2009 | Shelley
Fine, thank you. While reading past posts the other day, it came to me that I hadn’t actually shown you a complete overview of the island. First, I’ll talk about the map at left in depth, and then when I’m done you can watch it all for real in the video below. All right. First, [...]
June 22nd, 2009 | Shelley
Burning marshmallows were a common sight at last night’s bonfire and barbeque. Yesterday, all of Calico Jack Pavilion’s hardworking chefs could be seen carrying food, a grill, and plenty of other things to prepare for the spectacular barbecue. When it started, at 7:00, almost everyone was there in an instant. Food (very good food, may [...]
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