And the Eat Goes On..

Day six on the island...Monica and Crissy have to leave us today. We started up and at em early for another hike, this time around the northern tip of the island. Jan, our competent guide, saxophone player, and all around island rep, took us on an amazing walk with some spectacular views. There are places you just can't drive to, you have to see by foot. Sometimes it feels like you are literally at the end of the earth, with the fields of cacti and rock formations with quartz and granite. Here are some of the views:

 



 

We also saw the beach where Tommy Hilfiger, Mick Jagger and Bryan Adams have their villas. No, I'm not putting a picture of them up, that's not kosher here in Mustique.

 

We got back for our usual wonderful breakfast. Today, with our fruit, we had French Toast and bacon. I am amazed at the amount of food I can pack away when it's being prepared for me..We then took Monica and Crissy to the airport, and waited until their slightly less itty bitty plane took off for Barbados. Then, it was time to hit the beach again. We went back to Endeavour Bay, the Cotton House beach. Sat and baked on the chairs a bit, did a little swimming...then the rain arrived. In full force. We ran to the beach bar, where we had planned to have lunch anyway. They battened down the hatches (well, the tent sides) and we settled in with some pina coladas and rum punches. Lunch was very good. I had a tuna "burger", a slab of grilled tuna on a Hawaiian type roll with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and a spicy tartar sauce. Mmmm...some other choices were a panzanella salad, and a grilled veg plate with shrimp. And then more punch. Why not, on a rainy day in paradise? We returned to White Cedars, and pretty much lazed around for the rest of the afternoon. Showers and cocktails were next. We needed to put a dent in all of the booze we had purchased. So we did. Dinner was at 7:30, as always. Another masterpiece. We began with a small dish of a marinated salad of cucumber, tomato, lettuce, avocado and anchovies with a Caesar type dressing. The entree this evening was a Marinated Steak with potato gratin, broccoli and creamy cauliflower. Somehow I am surviving this onslaught of dairy without feeling bad..Dessert- amaretto crème caramel. Yum.

 

Then we fell into bed..

And now it is Friday. Our last full day of vacation. In this wonderful place called Mustique. It's raining off and on. Mostly on. We don't really care, though. We get out between squalls to see things for the last time. This morning, after breakfast (yep, fruit, eggs, bacon, and toast) we went back to Lovell Bay to the village to see if we could catch the fish market in full swing. Apparently, there is no such thing as full swing. As a boat comes in, the fish is cleaned and put away. We basically just saw the people hanging around, waiting for another boat. The fruit stand was full, though and that was pretty. I'm including one last picture of the teeming metropolis that is the main shopping area of Mustique.

 

 

 

We got back to catch a few rays, before lunch. Our last lunch made by Chef Junior. Sigh...today was a salad with all the usual wonderful stuff, plus some baby asparagus. The main course was grilled fish kebabs, with tuna, mahi, peppers, onions and tomatoes. They were perfect. Full and happy, we are now sitting in the great room digesting. In a few minutes we are heading down one last time to Macaroni Beach to walk the rocks and maybe grab a swim.

 



 





See you after dinner, folks...