Saturday night and the big move is behind us. We gave up being penthouse princes and princesses and we've morphed into beachside babies........
We were up and crankin' early this morning in anticipation of moving from the Towers to Beachhside Villas on Simpson Bay. And to all you wonderful people who shared your thoughts and experiences regarding this property, you were oh, so very right and then some. I absolutely love it here. But what's not to love, right? No glamour. No glitz. But beachside at its best.
But first, we did a temporary baggage hold at the Towers and went out to the pool until my beloved's alarm clock went off and then we headed up to Porto Cupecoy where we enjoyed lunch at Rendevous. Today we both had.....big surprise - Cesar Salads with shrimp and plain old fashioned iced tea. Simply delicious and so much so, we were content to sit and people watch for a bit. It's such a lovely environment up there and the trade winds were blowing through the courtyard but enough if that. Back to the Towers to say our final good-byes to the staff there. They have treated us wonderfully over the whole two weeks we were here. John had already met Bob Craig from Packlite at the appointed time - 10:39 in the morning and had gotten our beach umbrellas for the short time we're at BSV. So everything loaded into the car and we were off to our new home at the beach.
First issue was getting through the gate at Beachside since we didn't know the code for it but mission accomplished thanks to a staff member opening it for us. We got all checked in but our room wasn't quite ready but no worries. We were perfectly content to sit out by the pool and wait it out.
For those who have never been here, your suite has a locked entry that brings you into an open atrium area with a dining table and a BBQ grill and then through the sliders and into the main portion of the unit. Since we were only two, we wouldn't be using the rear bedroom but we do have access to that bath along with the main bath off the master bedroom area. The living room opens into the kitchen on one side and through more sliders out to the rear patio and your own steps down to the beach. The kitchen is fully equipped with basically anything/everything you could possibly need and they even stock the fridge with a few cold beers and a big bottle of cold water. The decor is typically Caribbean quaint and done in beachside colors - all I hoped for and more. The scents and the sounds coupled with the breezes make this a wonderful place to be in. And DH is absolutely loving being this close to the airport runway and able to watch the planes come and go.
We unpacked and before we knew it, it was time to shower and dress for a most important date - we were meeting the Cannegieters and the Casses for dinner at Chesterfields. What a good time we had sharing news and family updates along with sharing stories of the island back in the day and discussing the changes we've all seen and experienced. And we even got to meet Brett Cass, Bob and Lyns son and business partner and his fiancé before they headed off to the reggae night at Carnival Village along with the burning of MoMo there as well. Thank you all for sharing the evening with us - it was such a nice time being with all of you.
So now we're just returned at BSV and as I'm sitting here writing I'm listening to the pounding waves and the crashing surf just outside our deck. It doesn't get much better than this. Life is truly good, My Friends. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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