Pictures

Here are some pictures of the manse, front and rear, as well as a couple of shots on a drive around the northern edge of the island this afternoon. The last one is a distant shot of Nassau Harbor with the smaller portion of the Atlantis resort to the left of the cruise ship. Driving on the left is quite interesting. Turning is the challenge, especially the round-a-bouts, and traffic can be quite heavy, you just have to be aggressive sometimes and pull out into traffic to turn. Jackie took me on a tour of the neighborhoods where the kids for the KidsUp program live and by their schools. No pictures because I was driving. I didn't really want to but decided that I should. She did take over but I had to give her directions back to the manse. I took her home and I went to buy some groceries and find my own way back to the manse. Here are a few grocery prices for your consideration: Milk - $5.89/gal, 2 liter soda - $2.19 (I will be giving up soft drinks), small box of Honey Nut Cheerios - $5.00, Doritos, small bag - $4.50. They do have great European butter, Danish and French, under $2.00 per pound (can't figure that one out). I have not bought gas yet but will have to tomorrow.

I met Jackie's fiance, Dwight, who works for the Bahamian prison system. He is part of the Bahamian Defense Force, their small army, and used to work at a residential boot camp for juveniles on the island of Andros. Now he works at the prison about 6 miles from Nassau. Earlier I mentioned Omar, he is the church sexton. I also met Indira, the church secretary. All are really great and friendly people. It will take some time to get used to their version of English, great to listen to.

Everyone is truly laid back. Not in any rush to get anywhere. Time, on the clock, does not translate well. I think I can get used to that. I asked Jackie what time she wanted to meet in the morning, she said that she would be there sometime around 10:30, so I should come by 11:00 or 12:00. People run out for a minute, I think this really means around an hour. Enjoy the pictures. I will have some pictures of the Kirk later or tomorrow. Barry and his "better half" are taking me to dinner on the western end of the island tonight. Can't wait to get some Bahamian food.