I could live like this

There are always new things to find and love about the islands.  Yesterday I discovered the joy of sunset at Secret Harbour.  I want to take a moment to give props to Blue Moon and Secret Harbour.  Blue Moon - an American cafe - is a bar and restaurant at Secret Harbour, which is a beach resort.  Secret Harbour beach is known to be a great place for transplants to go because it's not a tourist spot and doesn't get overly-crowded.  It has nice amenities (chairs, umbrellas), great food, good snorkeling, etc.  

Secret Harbour has a website with pictures far better than I can post - www.secretharbourvi.com.  You can select "dining" to find out more about Blue Moon and see a version of the menu, which changes a bit.  It seems everyone has their favorite Blue Moon dish and swears by it.  The "bar and patio" is on the way to the "restaurant" so I must confess that I've never actually made it to the restaurant.  I've seen it from the bar, though, and it does look nice.  But back to my story...

Blue Moon is hands-down my favorite lunch on island - a wedge salad that is out of this world.  This thing gives salads a good name.  Check it out --

"The Wedge - Iceberg lettuce, brown sugar smoked bacon, roma tomatoes, creamy Gorgonzola bleu cheese dressing, and drizzled with balsamic vinegar"

I went yesterday for a late lunch.  Slater (very sweet bartender & another reason to go to Blue Moon) asked what I wanted - after coming around the bar to give me a hug of course.  "I want a coke and a wedge salad."  He responded, "I already got the wedge, I just wasn't sure what you were drinking today."  So much for me being a woman of mystery.  And by the way, the salad was delicious.

Blue Moon is filled with regulars, which is the kind of environment I really enjoy.  After finishing my wedge yesterday, a new acquaintance showed up and we chatted for a bit.  Then the sun was setting so we headed to the beach to recline in the beach chairs and watch the sun go down over the water.  My friends, is there anything more perfect than this?  It was about 78 degrees, there was a good breeze, my belly was full of wedge salad, the sound of the waves gently hitting the shore filled my ears, and my eyes were fixed on the blue sky and fluffy white clouds while the sun treated me to a show as it dimmed itself and tucked behind the clouds and eventually down below the horizon.  I found myself saying, as I often do here, "I could really live like this."  And what a joy to find that I in fact do live like this.

I continued to lay on the beach chair for a bit to watch the boats bob gently with the surf and the few swimmers enjoy the water at night.  I eventually waded in myself, for I couldn't let a good bikini go to waste.  The warm, calm water was relaxing.  It is a different experience to be in the ocean at night versus day; I recommend it.  A couple new acquaintances swam over for some friendly conversation before heading to Blue Moon for drinks, at which point I figured I better get back to "reality" and made my way to Duffy's...