Okay….we really think Bongo Bongo belongs someplace other than this blog, and from now on, when we feel like sharing an update, we’ll just post a little icon or something steering anybody interested to the dusty old Bongo Bongo blog for news. But what the heck. One more time.

 

Here’s why you wear sunscreen. Old floaties. New floaties. The “guaranteed never to fade or crack” floaties have already faded and cracked. Replaced with new ones. After just 8 months. By the way, good floaties are like a hundred bucks each. We have also now replaced ALL bedding, including spreads, shams, sheets, everything. That’s with two sets per bedroom working their way through rotation over the last 8 months. They just started looking shabby. Towels are holding up, which makes sense considering we put like a hundred of them in each bathroom. Little wash cloths…totally replaced! Some just completely vanished. What do people do with those little wash cloths? I’m not even sure I own any at home. L.L. Bean Beach towels still in great shape.

I couldn’t be happier with the way our freezer is being used, Coffee, ice and booze. Not a Hot Pocket in sight.

Our fountain has evolved yet again. The little spray pattern thing is now gone. Just gone. No one has quite explained exactly what happened to it or where it went. But it’s gone. Now the fountain just kind of bubbles. Which is actually better. The spray thing was annoying and noisy. 

Truth be told, all is going fairly well. The stupid WAPA bills are the biggest shocker. February’s electric bill was almost $1.300. There is something SO wrong with WAPA billings. But so far, the house is holding up well, and the guest book’s full of a lot of very kind comments. Still can’t believe we really pulled this off! 

April 7 is Cyril E. King Day in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Cyril E. King: April 17, 1921 to Jan. 2, 1978. He was born in St. Croix, graduated from American University in Washington, became a Sergeant in the Army and worked for Sen. Hubert Humphrey for 12 years. JFK appointed him Lieutenant Governor in 1961 he and became Acting Governor in 1969. In 1974, King became the second ELECTED governor of the US Virgin Islands. (He lost the first election for governor to Melvin Evans by a few hundred votes.) You can impress your seat mates with all of this next time you’re landing at Cyril E. King Airport. Oh, and the E stands for Emanuel.

The Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park is a great organization. And if you’re not a member, become one. And if you are a member, sign up for some of their seminars. That’s a boring word. They are more like really fun day trips and events. The money you give to Friends goes to supporting the Park, and you get plenty back out of it. Here’s an interview with Kristen Maize from Friends. (Six Degrees of Bongo: Kristen is also a fantastic artist, and a much-loved turtle painting by her hangs in Bongo Bongo. AND, her father, John Maize, designed Bongo Bongo. A talented family!) Meet Kristen and learn a little about Friends, below. Oh, and find out how to get this year’s LIMITED EDITION license plates!