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Craig's recent illness and various factors conspired to prevent us from having our traditional "Black Friday" boat trip (Cap'n Marty's Island Hop) this year. It turned out to be for the best, as the weather was stormy (showers throughout the day). Instead, we spent the day enjoying the Secret Harbour property.
We woke up at 9 a.m. We had a breakfast of cereal in the room and enjoyed the beautiful view from our patio. The skies were gray this morning and it started to rain. We saw a beautiful rainbow out over some sailboats moored in the bay. At around 1 o'clock, we went down to the beach. We set up beach chairs in the shade on the far side of the beach, and then went into the water, drinks in hand, to float around in the warm water of the calm bay. This is what we dream of during long New England winters. Everybody swam - including Marty (who usually says that the winter water is too cold). Craig found walking on the sand a bit more difficult than he had expected. He did well, but was a bit unsteady on the uneven slope down into the water. It was a very relaxing day, which was what we all needed after a few stressful months. As we sat in our chairs, we watched the hotel's wedding coordinator set up an archway in the sand for a wedding later in the day. The weather was showery, and we hoped that the weather wouldn't have a negative impact on the wedding. It was fun people-watching on the beach. The dive shop was renting out a lot of standing paddle boards, the trendy activity this year. We went back to the room at around 4:15. We all got showered and ready to go out to dinner. At 6:30, we headed to Latitude 18 for dinner, drinks, and live music. It is a very short drive from the hotel, which makes it very convenient. They had renovated the place since we were last here. Now there was a nice deck which was sheltered from the weather by a roof. We went to our usual spot, which used to be an isolated picnic table right next to the water. Now it was a proper table with chairs, and it was protected by the roof. It was a very pretty spot from which to see the lights of Red Hook reflected in the water. We got seated and all ordered frosty bushwhackers except for Marty, who drank Bud. For appetizers, we ordered shark bites and a Mediterranean platter featuring hummus, chickpeas, etc. As entrees, Craig and I both got the chicken roti served with fried plantains and mango chutney. We always enjoy local Caribbean fare. Everything was delicious. Hudson and the Hoodoo Cats were the entertainment. We had seen them perform here several years ago, and they always put on a good show. We enjoyed good food and live music. The evening was topped off with the day's dessert: yellow cake with caramel frosting. We went back to the room and chatted for a while. Marty fell asleep. We watched Bering Sea Gold (one of our guilty pleasure television shows) and then went to bed at around midnight. |
 Craig at Secret Harbour  Steph at Secret Habour  Latitude 18: Steve, Craig, Marty, Steph, Mom  |
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