Shaun has been our house guest for the last two weeks. What a delightful guest he has been and oh so easy!!!!! Beach, beach and more beach. He had not had a two week vacation in approximately 15 years and was way over due. Sadly, he is leaving us today. I will miss him so much!!!!
One of the highlights of our week was a personal guided tour of The Xanadu Resort. It closed just under three years ago but as you walk through the expansive impressive foyer you get the impression it was in business yesterday. Gorgeous furniture, carpets, art. You can see the penthouse where Howard Hughs spent his last days. The two floors under the penthouse are where his entourage stayed who looked after all of his needs so he never had to leave his nest.
This is the inner courtyard. All of the gardens are still maintained. Grass is cut. The structure on the left is a well equiped gym. Straight ahead is the reception area and to the right are a conference room and restuaruant.
These are the original rooms that were built before the tower. There are numberous boat slips, lovely oval pool and tennis courts. Ray and Shaun went up the tower to see some of the rooms. It meant climbing stairs via flashlight. Too many "things" possible in those dark stairways, too many ghosts, too much imagination!!!!! I stayed at ground level. If you are interested, the Xanadu is for sale and I have the details so let me know.
We did get the Beach Boy to Fish Fry on Wednesday nights in Smith Town. Not good last Wed. though as we couldn't find Shaun cracked conch!!!! Here, on the Bahamas, no cracked conch!!! Unheard of!!! Today we are going out for lunch and Shaun will have his cracked conch. Yum!!!
