Good morning Everyone,
Lots of activity here at the marina as we get ready to move into the new Ship Store on Wednesday. O my God, that's tomorrow! We have been stocking the shelves all week and we're about 70% ready. All of the new shirts and towels and bags are in and lots of new goodies in the store.
The cooler is still being stocked and we hope all of the distributors will be here by Thursday. In the cooler we have a great selection now of soft drinks and domestic as well as imported beers, wine and coolers. Check out the prices. We are working hard to be competitive with Publix. Also with the new ice machine we're now exactly the same price as Publix, $1.93 per bag.
Next week we'll move in upstairs and the furniture for the offices has arrived and is being set up today. The pool is ready and the final layer of Cool Crete on the deck will be completed tomorrow. I get the first swim! The BBQs arrive on Thursday as well.
Most of the security and webcam equipment is now installed and we're just waiting for it to go live so we can put the cams up on our website. Great views of the Gulf and the Bay!
On Friday Robb & Stuckey will deliver the pool furniture and the wonderful collection for the Promenade. Can't wait! The Promenade looks great with the lights on now and the 3" ropes joining each colum. Just need a place to sit and enjoy the scenery!
We're also moving into the new service department tomorrow. The guys are sure looking forward to getting out of those 40' containers.
The most exciting of all is the progress on the restaurant. Bayfront Bistro will open in January and we are submitting for permit to complete the interior on Wednesday. This is going to be a wonderful restaurant with something for everyone. From Baby Back Ribs and Sliders to:
Try These
SEARED AHI TUNA PAD THAI SALAD Napa cabbage – udon noodles – roasted peanuts sesame ginger vinaigrette
BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICH Bleu cheese aioli - Franks hot sauce lettuce – tomato – onion
PAN SEARED GROUPER Sage caper brown butter – scalloped potatoes fresh vegetables
GORGONZOLA TORTELLINI Chef made three cheese tortellini – vine ripe tomatoes – fresh basil rich gorgonzola cream sauce – shredded parmesan
A casual restaurant with great food (all freshly made on the day) and a very substantial wine list featuring the beautiful wines of Napa and Sonoma Counties. You will be able to arrive by boat or car and dine on the upper deck or down below or just saddle up to the bar where the view is amazing in all directions. Check out the website (still under construction but the menu is up) at
www.bayfrontbistro.comWe've joined with Mitch Schwenke of The Blue Coyote who has proven his considerable skill at hiring and training the most creative and energetic staff of any restaurant I have ever been to. Check it out at
http://bluecoyoteclub.com/home.htm Mitch and his team will get the restaurant up and running for us and hire the management for the future. Wait till you see the interior as Mitch has designed it with our architect Gora McGahey Associates! It's going to be something really special.
Opening January 2!
I know a pic is worth a thousand, as they say, but I'll wait a few more days to get more pics up. The final cleanup is going on right now and it will look better on the weekend after the Promenade and pool furniture is in place.
Oh yeah! The weather. Well, Noah is building a new ark here today. We have had torrential rains every evening for a week and the drought is officially over. Ike gave us a miss of course and all is quiet for now in the Atlantic. Interesting that the storms that passed us by have cooled the waters around us and that will inhibit storm development for a while yet. Every day quiet is another day closer to the end of season. We started Fall yesterday at 11:41 AM. Who coulda guessed? Why not 11:45 or...
Today we're looking for 15 Kts NE winds and probably afternoon rain with cooler temps. Tomorrow we get back to normal with a dry spell coming in from the North. All in all, still paradise!
Well, that's enough blabber for now. I'll leave the rest to McCain and Obama. uuuggghhh.
Later
Joe