KevinS
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I’m up early today, before dawn. It’s light enough to see, and there’s a nice breeze. The moon behind me, which rose about 3 hours ago, is in a Waning Crescent phase.
The birds are vocal this morning, with cooing doves and another chirping bird which I can’t identify, some sort of sparrow or finch perhaps. The tide is falling, so there is little noise from the waves crashing on the rocks below.
I note that the top step in the pool is partially dry. There have only been trace amounts of rain since we arrived. The pool guy will likely be topping up the pool with precious cistern water on his next visit.
It’s just past dawn now, and I can see a pink tinge on some of the clouds across the bay. Today has been designated “shopping day”, and Sleeping Beauty will be up in a few hours. I’ll make the usual Cheesy Scrambled Eggs for breakfast, and I’ll slip down to Choisy in a bit to buy bread for toast. I’ll resist the urge to snarf one of their coffee eclairs, but there maybe a beignet or two at risk...
Shopping will be simple, a visit to Pati’s St Barth French West Indies store in St Jean. I love that this store has its own parking, which makes shopping there easier than at most other stores. We’ve also talked about picking up a few things for a villa lunch, perhaps from Maya’s To Go, perhaps from Marché U.
The hillsides in Anse des Cayes and Anse Lézard are now fully lit by the morning sun. I’m off to Choisy, and when I return it will be hammock time for me.
A few random tidbits before I go...
The Gendarmes were parked near the roundabout in St Jean last night at 21:15, backed in near the old Black Swan. Two Gendarmes were standing by the road, monitoring traffic. Whatever they were watching for, it wasn’t me.
The former Hideaway restaurant will become Zion. Zion was expected to open in mid-May, but that has been pushed to sometime in June. I’m told that a container of furniture for the restaurant is stuck in South America, and that the chef (formerly at Le Chris) is beside himself. The menu will be French, pitched towards locals, with traditional dishes such as Blanquette de Veau. I’m eager to see the full menu.
The birds are vocal this morning, with cooing doves and another chirping bird which I can’t identify, some sort of sparrow or finch perhaps. The tide is falling, so there is little noise from the waves crashing on the rocks below.
I note that the top step in the pool is partially dry. There have only been trace amounts of rain since we arrived. The pool guy will likely be topping up the pool with precious cistern water on his next visit.
It’s just past dawn now, and I can see a pink tinge on some of the clouds across the bay. Today has been designated “shopping day”, and Sleeping Beauty will be up in a few hours. I’ll make the usual Cheesy Scrambled Eggs for breakfast, and I’ll slip down to Choisy in a bit to buy bread for toast. I’ll resist the urge to snarf one of their coffee eclairs, but there maybe a beignet or two at risk...
Shopping will be simple, a visit to Pati’s St Barth French West Indies store in St Jean. I love that this store has its own parking, which makes shopping there easier than at most other stores. We’ve also talked about picking up a few things for a villa lunch, perhaps from Maya’s To Go, perhaps from Marché U.
The hillsides in Anse des Cayes and Anse Lézard are now fully lit by the morning sun. I’m off to Choisy, and when I return it will be hammock time for me.
A few random tidbits before I go...
The Gendarmes were parked near the roundabout in St Jean last night at 21:15, backed in near the old Black Swan. Two Gendarmes were standing by the road, monitoring traffic. Whatever they were watching for, it wasn’t me.
The former Hideaway restaurant will become Zion. Zion was expected to open in mid-May, but that has been pushed to sometime in June. I’m told that a container of furniture for the restaurant is stuck in South America, and that the chef (formerly at Le Chris) is beside himself. The menu will be French, pitched towards locals, with traditional dishes such as Blanquette de Veau. I’m eager to see the full menu.