Lovin Island Life

The past 24 hours have been crazy! Ana and I did end up going to Elvina's last night and it was a blast; even though we were exhausted! Walking over, it seemed like everyone in town was having a party. Elvina's is a small little restaurant/bar and there is live music every Tuesday and Friday. Some of the "Queen's Highway Band" were playing last night and were a lot of fun to listen to. I took a video, but I don't think it does them justice.


The lead singer wore sunglasses even though it was dark inside and the drummer chain-smoked and danced the entire time. Elvina's is decorated with old surf boards, buoys, and license plates from all over. It definitely had an eclectic, beach-bum flair to it! I guess anyone can get up and play an instrument if they want to. Ana played the bongo drums and was quite good! I was exhausted and favoring a potentially broken toe, so sadly, I didn't do much moving around. It certainly did a lot of people watching though! There was an Italian couple who were there that are down here on their honeymoon, the owner and chef of the resort down the road. It was all in all, a very interesting evening.


Today, Ana and I wanted to give some lessons due to the nasty weather we'd had this week. The water was really calm today. Unfortunately, our first two lessons didn't come, but the ones we had this afternoon went really well. We talked to a couple that lives up near where we give lessons and they offered to take us out on their boat sometime soon so we can see more of the coastline and go by Lenny Kravitz's beach. He has a home right down the street. Crazy!

Later this afternoon, we went to a birthday party of one of the little girls we had met earlier last week. It was a lot of fun! I met a lot of interesting people and heard their stories on how they ended up in Eleuthera. Everyone seems to end up here by chance, and then never leave the island (I hope I'm not scaring anyone- I will come home, I promise... haha). The kids seemed to have a great time running relay races and breaking open the piñata. I ran a three-legged race! My toe is purple and swollen today...but, not bothering me as much as it was last night.

I found quite a few shells this afternoon walking along the water's edge. After picking one up, it's hard to stop! I've always tried finding shells that are completely intact and flawless. Being here I've realized that even things that are broken can be beautiful. Things here may seem rundown and dirty, but really, it is the imperfections that make them perfect. I hope that makes sense! Trees and flowers seem to make the rules here and I like the unkempt, natural feel to everything.