Another year has sped by, and we greeted 2008 in our normal fashion – asleep in bed – not being great bringers in of the new year. In fact, I always find something a little melancholy about the turn of the year, although here in the tropics with lovely blue skies and warm breezes, it doesn’t even feel like winter.
In 2007 we made lots of new friends, and we are surely looking forward to welcoming some of them back in the very near future, especially Terry, Sal and Ned, Shelia and Keith and Bryan and Kathy. Not to mention our dear friends and part time neighbours, Dennis and Wilma.
We were very pleased to welcome a fun group from the Uk a few weeks ago, which included journalist Dave Lewis (watch out for his article in Sea Angler coming soon) and Chris Tarrant, who caught his first permit, though it just about drove him mad in the process!
We have our own fishing adventures planned for this year, in particular the continued pursuit of a really big grouper, the continued tarpon and jack campaign on the Secret Lagoon and surrounding creeks, and a growing desire to do some shark fishing. Of course, even sitting right next to the Caribbean as we do, there is never enough time for fishing. Always guests to look after, chores, repairs and decorating to do – things deteriorate fast in this hot salty air – and of recent times, lots of voluntary work with various village organizations.
I have been appointed volunteer Local Manager of our village school, and believe be that could be a 24/7 job on its own. The school has really suffered in recent years from appalling teaching and no leadership. My predecessor, the wonderful Miss Eleanor Sandlin, struggled hard, but with her many other duties she was not able to achieve what she wanted. I am luckier in that I have a much better qualified staff this year, but there is still a lot to do.
Chris has been working all out with the newly reformed Tour Guides Association, and we hope that will bear fruit in the form of some exciting new trips and a better distribution of work around the body of guides.
Finally of course, yes, the Festival is looming. I have been saying, I’ll start that after Christmas, well, now it’s after Christmas, so off I go. We already have our first donation, from Dennis and Wilma who are supporting all the prizes for children’s games. This year it will be a two day affair, after which I think I will probably have to have a long holiday myself.
Chris and I would like to wish everybody a very happy New Year, and we hope to be seeing many of you in 2008.
In 2007 we made lots of new friends, and we are surely looking forward to welcoming some of them back in the very near future, especially Terry, Sal and Ned, Shelia and Keith and Bryan and Kathy. Not to mention our dear friends and part time neighbours, Dennis and Wilma.
We were very pleased to welcome a fun group from the Uk a few weeks ago, which included journalist Dave Lewis (watch out for his article in Sea Angler coming soon) and Chris Tarrant, who caught his first permit, though it just about drove him mad in the process!
We have our own fishing adventures planned for this year, in particular the continued pursuit of a really big grouper, the continued tarpon and jack campaign on the Secret Lagoon and surrounding creeks, and a growing desire to do some shark fishing. Of course, even sitting right next to the Caribbean as we do, there is never enough time for fishing. Always guests to look after, chores, repairs and decorating to do – things deteriorate fast in this hot salty air – and of recent times, lots of voluntary work with various village organizations.
I have been appointed volunteer Local Manager of our village school, and believe be that could be a 24/7 job on its own. The school has really suffered in recent years from appalling teaching and no leadership. My predecessor, the wonderful Miss Eleanor Sandlin, struggled hard, but with her many other duties she was not able to achieve what she wanted. I am luckier in that I have a much better qualified staff this year, but there is still a lot to do.
Chris has been working all out with the newly reformed Tour Guides Association, and we hope that will bear fruit in the form of some exciting new trips and a better distribution of work around the body of guides.
Finally of course, yes, the Festival is looming. I have been saying, I’ll start that after Christmas, well, now it’s after Christmas, so off I go. We already have our first donation, from Dennis and Wilma who are supporting all the prizes for children’s games. This year it will be a two day affair, after which I think I will probably have to have a long holiday myself.
Chris and I would like to wish everybody a very happy New Year, and we hope to be seeing many of you in 2008.
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