Lutra Living

4th annual hog-roast

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:24:30 GMT

Pictures available here courtesy of my friend Farrell Stafford.

https://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=759560110&aid=631246

Thanks for posting up Farrell.

Sorry we could not have been there enjoying the day with you all.

Forum: Island Grill and Libations

Looking to buy a hot tub

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:59:11 GMT

Anybody have a hot tub in working order for sale?

Forum: Eluethera Goodies

Did you see that sign?

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:35:21 GMT

There are alot of crazy signs in Eleuthera   here's a couple you might recognize

This first one is recent and sent to us by Mia   Thanks Mia!

We spent our anniversary in Briland and stopped by the Ramora Bay club. We had to have a "Barefoot Bandit"

Gotta go to the Jam every Tues and Fri

You can get killer steaks at Capt Bobs

Just realized I have'nt resized my sign pics   so I can't upload.   Will put them up later

Forum: Eleuthera Island Living

All Hallows Eve at Rainbow Inn

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:04:06 GMT

Richard and Rhonda threw a Halloween Party at Rainbow Inn Sunday and it was a blast! Lotsa crazy costumes.
Here's a sample

The sheik and his genie party with the pirates

The angel and the devil who won the best costumes

Elvis came to play with the band

This guy had a great one "oil spill"

Everybody was dancing and having a blast can you guess who the above characters are?

Forum: Eleuthera Island Living

Shary

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:49:39 GMT

I guess whining on the last post about the lack of surf, Neptune must of heard cause Tropical Storm Shary sent a nice 2-day swell. Not real good conditions with light on shores but still some nice head high waves Just like you like um Brother Bud.

It was nice to crank a bottom turn and do a nice roundhouse cut back

Forum: Surfing Eleuthera

Its been FLAT!!

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:51:22 GMT

Lotsa onshore mushburgers, but trunkin it with no one out makes for a good solo 10 wave session. We have'nt had a swell since Nicole. Still its better in the Bahamas.

Here's what its been lookin like for the last couple weeks waist high and slubble yea thats my word

Have to give a high five to Rick Lantz for makin these slackers rideable. We call her the red pig

Hopin for a swell soon!

Forum: Surfing Eleuthera

Island Farming

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 22:36:18 GMT

Willy wanted to show us his farm so we took a trip out to the salt pond and wound down a couple farm roads to his plot.   He always stops by to give us some veggies and fruit so we had to go check out his farm. The first thing you should knows is EVERTHING! is done by hand. This soil here is rocky with a thin crust of top soil. So its a 24/7 job to keep it going. Check it out

Here's a look at some of the pineapple field, again this all tilled, planted and picked by hand

      Here's Willy with a fresh cut "Pine"

                  Some Ocra the flower is awesome

                  Here's some lima beans

This blew me away this papaya was probably 6ft tall and just loaded

Finally here's a glimpse at the the irrigation system      catch the rain and tote it to each plant

Oh yea forgot   some ASS brought some racoons here a couple years ago and turned them loose so now they eat all the fruit and veggies. Willy tries to catch them in cages but doesn't have alot of sucess.    He has smile on his face when they eat something and says oh well its Gods will

Forum: Eleuthera Island Living

cloudy is good

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:24:13 GMT

We left the dock at 7am and were in the water by 8am. On the way out Vardo made the comment "gonna be good crawfishin wit dis wedda" The sun peaked out now and then but mostly cloudy with some downpours. He was right on it. Our tally 41-crawfish and 23-fish mostly grouper Our best trip in awhile.

Forum: Fishing Bahamas

Spearin roaches

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:23:30 GMT

We went on a spearin/trolling trip a couple days ago.   The ocean side was flat calm so we dropped the Whaler in at Bottom Harbour and rounded Whale point. Clear water and calm seas could'nt ask for a better day.   We tallied up a cooler of fish and 9 crawfish    Tings went to hell when we got to the dock The left side wheel just about came off when the bearings fell apart. Soo unpack the boat, go to Gregory town, borrow a trailer, and four hours later we brought the Let M Go back home. Yea the mosquitoes just about carried us away Course the Gin and coconut water dulled the pain.

                      Nice Bug H dub

                  First time we hooked a true Black Jack

                    The catch sample

Later Mates

Forum: Fishing Bahamas

Random

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:02:12 GMT

Something new at the glass window bridge A new blow hole shows up when we have a a nice swell rolling. This hole is about 4" in diameter but packs a pretty good spray

Here's the hole

Lin spotted a seahorse in sweetings pond and netted him for her aquarium. Keep him for a couple days and then back to sweetings pond

Just a couple things going on Surprisingly the electric has been on for 3 days straight! What the? Its all good though Love Lutra

Forum: Eleuthera Island Living

To cape Eleuthera

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:31:19 GMT

Its 4:30am leaving to head to the cape. One day window with hopefully light winds Check back for details

Forum: Fishing Bahamas

Nicole

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:28:43 GMT

Nicole passed by us with heavy rain and wind on Tues and Wed. After spending the early morning on Thurs. cleaning up the soaking wet towels from our window leaks and picking up the blown down palm fronds we headed to the beach to check the surf. I went over the bridge earlier and thought it looked like a small swell. When we got to Holliday it was quite a suprise to see overhead lines with offshore conditions. Tom and I surfed for a couple hours when the tide seemed to be to high went and checked elsewhere and dicided to head back to Holiday went out again and caught some killer rights. We both commented on the angle of the swell never really saw an East swell which made for some sweeping long rights.
Someday I'll have a decent camera that can zoom but anyway here's a snap of what holiday looked like

Forum: Surfing Eleuthera

Sip Sip

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:08:22 GMT

Double Dee is in the House!

Yep she is back and things have changed. The big news is she's married! She introduced us to Kervin Rolle at Elvinas Fri Nite and we had a chance to talk with them on Sunday at the Bottom Harbour Sunday BBQ. Man I am soo glad that she has been keeping it going. The best conch salad, had to have 2 cupfulls. This place is a got to go if you are in Eleuthera. Kids were jumping off the dock and swimming {oh yea some of the kids were well into there middle age}, people were coming from Briland by boat, The barbeque ribs and chicken are fingerlickin good and the girls in the kitchen made the best slaw I've tasted. Spider and the boys jammed with rake and scrape which got people to get out of their chairs. We left around dusk and they were bringing out the limbo pole, so it looked like it might be going on into the dark. Definitely a must do!

Here's the happy couple in front of the club.

Forum: Eleuthera Island Living

Git on down ta Jacksonville

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:37:11 GMT

Anybody who has driven I-95 to the sunshine state knows DONT DO THE GO SLOW IN THE PASSING LANE!! ASS. But there is always the guy who is oblivious to those behind. You know Mr Magoo.

We left on a Tuesday for an 8am departure Thursday on Twin Air.
1000 miles later we arrived in Fort La Te Da. In our 2 day blitz, we saw; one guy run off the road into the shoulder, off the shoulder, into the grass up a hill and back onto an exit. He should be in NASCAR. A couple ghost cars until ya got next to them and realized that midgets do drive. One hairyball accident on the north bound with an ambulance that was ablaze and two others smashed to smithereens, hope everybody is alright. Can't leave out the dozen go slowers in the passing lane.

The night before our departure for Lutra, we checked in to a nice hotel with a bar/resturant. We settled in the dogs and left to get some grinds. Our waitress stopped texting long enough to take our order. After a few Manhattans we were tuned and guess what. YEA it was karoki nite. I was getting amped to do my rendition of Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On. That was until the DJ and his bollywood bros warmed up the mike. Ut Oh these guys can really sing. Yea I passed then went to the room and passed out.
6am we stumbled out of bed and into the pickup. Dropped the girls and our doggies off at Twin Air, along with 8 bags of luggage, 6 cartons of well stuff, and a couple of odd shaped cargo. Anybody who has a home in Lutra knows you need some "necessities"
Drove the truck to JJ Kelley's for safe keeping. Mr Kelley drove me to Twin Air to hop on the plane. On the way he talked some good story about the Bahamas which can't be repeated in this forum. Catch me in Elvinas for full story
We're here its late and the adventure begins.
Stay tuned

Later Mateys!

Forum: Eleuthera Island Living

Barefoot Bandit Caught in Eleuthera

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:54:06 GMT

Well they finally caught this kid in Eleuthera of all places!

NASSAU, Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — A U.S. teenager who allegedly stole cars, boats and airplanes to dodge U.S. law enforcement for two years was finally captured Sunday in the Bahamas, bringing an end to exploits that made the "Barefoot Bandit" a folk hero.

Colton Harris-Moore was arrested before dawn in northern Eleuthera, said Sgt. Chrislyn Skippings, a spokeswoman for the Royal Bahamas Police Force. A contingent of high-ranking officers traveled to the island to take the suspect to Nassau, the country's capital, where he faces possible extradition to the United States.

Island police had been searching for the wily 19-year-old thief since he allegedly crash-landed a stolen plane a week ago on nearby Great Abaco Island, where he was blamed for a string of at least seven break-ins.

Authorities caught Harris-Moore as he attempted to dock a boat at Harbour Island, a small tourist destination just off mainland Eleuthera, said a senior police official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case. He said authorities had been watching the coastlines overnight.

Harris-Moore, who has been running from American law enforcement since escaping from a Washington state halfway house in 2008, gained fame and thousands of fans who admired his ability to evade arrest. He is suspected of stealing cars, boats and at least five planes — including the aircraft he allegedly lifted in Indiana and flew more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) to the islands off Florida's coast, despite a lack of formal flight training.

The teen is a skilled outdoorsman who honed his abilities growing up in the woods of Camano Island in Puget Sound about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Seattle.

Island police picked up his trail in Eleuthera after recovering a 44-foot (13-meter) power boat stolen from a marina on Abaco, 40 miles (65 kilometers) to the north.

Burglary victims in Eleuthera told The Associated Press on Saturday they had little doubt the lanky, 6-foot, 5-inch (1.9-meter) fugitive was on the island.

Ferry boat captain Freddie Grant said he was returning from Harbour Island on Wednesday evening when he saw a tall, white teenager bathing or swimming in an inlet near the ferry landing. Ferry service employee Stan Pennerman also said he saw Harris-Moore lurking in the woods the same day.

Neither man thought much of it until they noticed the next morning that somebody had damaged the ignition system on three of their boats.

A bar at the ferry landing was also burglarized Wednesday night by a thief who cut a screen to break in, dismantled a security light, and moved the television's remote controls, said Denaldo Bain, the 30-year-old manager of Coakley's International Sporting Lounge.

"He was watching television. He was just chilling," said Bain, who also said he saw the teenager in the inlet.

Sightings were later reported elsewhere in Eleuthera, including at a bar in Governor's Harbour, 50 miles (80 kilometers) to the south, where one witness said Harris-Moore bought drinks for a girl. Others claimed to see him driving a rental car around the island Saturday.

Harris-Moore's mother, Pam Kohler, has said that he had a troubled childhood. His first conviction, for possession of stolen property, came at age 12. Within a few months of turning 13, he had three more.

But Kohler also has publicly defended her son, saying the allegations against him are exaggerated. She has told the AP that she hoped he would flee to a country that doesn't have an extradition treaty with the United States.

Reached early Sunday at her home on Camano Island in Washington state, she said she'd heard the news about the arrest but had no comment.

Harris-Moore was sentenced to nearly four years in juvenile detention after being caught in an unoccupied home in 2007, but he did well enough there that he was transferred to a group home, where he sneaked out of a window more than two years ago.

He was dubbed the "Barefoot Bandit" for allegedly going shoeless during some crimes and once allegedly leaving behind chalk footprints as a calling card.

His legend has grown as supporters have bought "Run, Colton, Run" T-shirts and written songs about his exploits. He has tens of thousands of followers on Facebook.

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Associated Press Writers Mike Melia in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Gene Johnson in Seattle contributed to this report.

Forum: Eleuthera Island Living