Paradise found

Paradise.... We found it!

It is in the Bahamas ... Pelican Point, on Grand Bahama Island, to be exact :)

We got back on Saturday morning from having spent 5 days there on the beach with our very dear friends the Mayers (and without our very dear baby girl -- thanks Mimi & Papa!!), soaking up everything Pelican Point had to offer: picture-perfect beach & water, great snorkelling, fishing, lobster hunting (the boys caught 8. EIGHT! And yes we ate them all!), exploring nearby beaches and blue holes, eating at Bahama John's Rib Shack just down the beach, laying out in the hammock, kayaking, and plain old chillaxing and enjoying each others' company.

IT. WAS. AWESOME.

Here are some pictures, so you can get the general idea of our week away and salivate just a little over how wonderful it was :)




Mark getting some early-morning reading in before breakfast. This was the view from our porch!




Our awesome host Steve took us out a few times in his boat to fish, snorkel etc.







Real beach golf should always be played with driftwood clubs and a sea urchin.



Mark caught a 12lb barracuda, and nearly got pulled into the sea with it trying to reel it in! It was a fighter!



The boys after day 2 of lobster hunting. Victorious again!!



Delicious lobster dinner, with Bahamian rice & beans, some fried grouper that we also caught, veggies, plantains, mmmmmm :)




The boys.....



.... and the girls :)




On the beach right outside our little villa. It was perfect!



Sunrise




We miss you, beautiful beach -- we'll be back one day, though!!