Dealing with the chill in the Bahamas

 Ok everyone is getting a bit testy about the notion that we find it cool down here these days. Instead of talking about how cold it is I'll talk about how we cope with this frigid weather. Last night was no exception with regard to the chill. In search of a warm climate several boats worth of us managed to meander up to the Abaco Inn here on Elbow Cay. They have a fireplace and a good menu but additionally and more importantly we played chase the Gecko at the bar last night.
 Wha?
 Yes, chase the Gecko. No this is not an insurance commercial it's a drinking game. At the Abaco Inn they have a drink special menu board behind the bar. It's artfully hand painted and probably 3 feet wide and 2 feet high. It's nailed into the wall and several high intensity lights illuminate it thus warming it up at night. The by product of being able to read the sign because of all the light is that some Geckos walk out on to it at odd angles unmaintainable by humans. They walk down from the ceiling beams, and come out of cracks in the wall to get onto the menu and walk around all over it looking for bugs.
 But-
 They stop on the house drink names painted on the sign occassionally and well that's where the game starts. Where ever the Gecko stops, that's what you order. The game didn't last too long last night since the Geckos (two of them last night) were all over the place. George was tending and he had his hands full. In fact he chased one of the Geckos off the sign because he was being worked to much.

 Because I suggested the Gecko game, I have been branded "An Enabler" and thus people are going to be less likely to take me seriously. At some point I'll see if we can get a photo of the Gecko's.

 Today the day after was not bad because I will step on a Gecko before I let it get the best of me. Instead since the cold wind was still blowing I elected to make some Rosemary, Oregano and Basil infused "french" bread while I worked on various aspects of the boat. The oven warmed up the salon nicely but it was killer when it came out of the oven. Without question one half a loaf dissappeared immediately. At least by not being deep fried conch fritters we stand to fair better on the scale.