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We visited the John Watling's Distillery on Saturday with some friends, and we are glad we did.
It was simply brilliant. A brief tour that provides a truncated history of the property, John Watling's and much more, and then enjoying their fabulous rum on the rocks overlooking the city of Nassau.
The investment in upgrading the property must be incredible, and it shows. What an amazing reconstruction job.
Did I mention how great the associates are? They were engaging, fun and provided excellent service. A visit is very highly recommended.
This is also a great venue for events like weddings, birthday parties etc.
Visit their web site here… and "like" their Facebook Page here...
The pictures below, taken with my phone are not great, but certainly give you an idea of how beautiful the place is.
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Taken a fews years back while visiting Abaco.
Always a lovely site, even if the picture is not so great.
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My heart goes out to those families recently impacted by the plane crash in Mayaguana when three of their relatives where killed.
Press reports indicate that vehicles lined the runway and turned their headlights on so the pilot could see to land as there are no night lights on the runway. Unfortunately one of the wings of the plane clipped a truck and spun out of control. It then hit another truck that burst into flames.
The horror of it all.
Of course the blame game has begun, but just how much infrastructure can each island with limited populations support?
The reality is the taxpayers of the country must support far more ports and airports and schools than a one island state like Barbados for example, and where revenue for the Public Treasury is limited from taxpayers on remote islands, the issue is exacerbated.
One potential solution is to implement real local government where the people there keep the tax revenue they collect to do the things they believe as a community are vital.
In the meantime blaming this government or the last solves nothing, as this situation on Mayaguana applies on several islands and just where will revenue come from to provide first world amenities for all the remote islands?
The Mayaguana tragedy leaves our limitations exposed once again.
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Took this photo at the Harrold & Wilson Ponds National Park here on New Providence.
Cute little guy.
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By S3S
Sometimes, life throws up challenges that prompt us to rise to them and renew our passion and appreciation for life. Such is the situation that confronted my friend, Chris Eglin, in 2008.
As an experienced Systems Analyst/Developer, specialising in 'stress' testing complex systems, Chris has worked on numerous extended projects in many industries, including Investment Banking and e-trading. His work has taken him to locations around the world, most recently, Boston, Santiago and San
Francisco. In 2008, Chris was on a project in Stuttgart, when
he was senselessly attacked on the street by a knife-wielding mad man for no apparent reason. As he said, 'there is no template for recovery from something like that' but for more of what Chris did in response to his near fatal encounter, see: http://www.justgiving.com/Spitalfields-Crypt-Trust
On Sunday, Chris leaves London on an awesome 10-day Expedition to the North Pole to complete his response that will test his physical and mental endurance to the core. He will raise money for charity in the process, on a trip that will take him by air to Oslo and then by air to Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen (Svalbard), before travelling by helicopter to Barneo Ice Camp: http://www.icetrek.com/?id=937 from where his 4-man team's 110 km trek to the farthest point north will commence.
"You could be a part of this epic adventure by making a small donation to the SCT Charity that will be the main beneficiary of Chris' efforts, for which he has been training for the past seven months, the last three of which have been intensive endurance training with weights":
http://www.testyourcore.com/#!donate/c1ghi
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Another beautiful spot in our Bahamas.
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If you missed it yesterday, you still have an opportunity today.
Greek food, Greek Beer, Greek Band, Lectures, Kids Corner and more...
A fabulous time.
One of my favourite parts is listening to Pericles Maillis lecture on Greek History (here and abroad) and the classics.
Here's Mr. Maillis delivering a lecture yesterday in the beautful Greek Church.
Read on for more details.
Continue reading "Don't forget the Greek Festival again today" »
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Taken on a recent trip to Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas. They were in the shallows at Tahiti Beach.
Not a great shot, but I like the wing spans - one up, one down.
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