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Oh well after this site got hack and a wordpress bug stopped me from posting delectable photos for the readers to drool, time to catch up with blogging, isn’t it. I certainly have no more reasons not too, oh yes when we use the Marina’s wifi I could not do ANY BLOG AT ALL!!!

So , where I’ve been?

Unlike last year where every day I found myself at different places every day or at least every other day or so along the coastline of France, Italy and Croatia, this year has been a little of a drag.
Oh no am not complaining its a good break from my usual routine…

After 5 weeks trip in the Bahamas we found ourselves going up down the coastline of Florida, Ft Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Miami and back.

After the trip from the Abacos ( I did not want to come back that soon,the photo alone of the inn just make you want to stay) we just sat in Ft Lauderdale for a very long time. At this very moment of writing I am back here in Palm Beach.

We have no more trips the boat am working on is up for sale. Yes I had chances, so many offers to go back to the Mediterranean but I have declined them all. Sometimes I find myself having wishful thinking that.. perhaps I should have gone back but Florida keeps holding me to stay.

Since we have been put up in the market and have no trips, our crew been down sized too. I have taken the role of the chef. Most times its just me and my deck hand A, few days a week our Captain is around.

A joined us the week I was in London for a short break last January. I met him when the crew came to pick me at the station at West Palm. And oh I never had worked with a deck hand closer to my age, A is a year younger than I. Most of the deck crew I have worked with are in the early 20s.

On A birthday last May, I wanted to do Stel’s chocolate malted layer chocolate cake , but the day before I was due to bake I did not have the malted milk. So opted for another cake recipe which I found on Trish Deseine’s “I want CHOCOLATE” cookbook.

Many moons ago, I googled cake chocolate recipe and linked me to the well known Parisian blogger Chocolate and Zucchini’s . She wrote about baking Melt in your mouth chocolate cake that sent me to click amazon dot com (oh the joys of internet!).

Light and Airy Cake

1 cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 cups all purpose flour

This site has been hacked then a wordpress bug would not allow me to post photos. Thanks to my hostee that the problems been sorted out.
Soon am back….

The photo taken from Abaco Inn at Hopetown, Elbow Cay, Abacos, that beautiful place faces the Atlantic. Wished we could have stayed longer but the trip was all work.

I just sat down after 11 hours of work, yes 11 hours you did not misread that. I was up before 6am to set breakfast for my boss and his brothers. When I started the chef had already baked fresh croissants and pan chocolat… in between setting the breakfast I also prepared the coffee jugs… they left 7am for fishing. By 10 they came back with 3 mahi mahi and a wahoo. Greg and Leigh went fishing with our guests and lunch was pan grilled mahi mahi and wahoo served with salad.As I am typing this one the CHEF was already telling me off to get off from my laptop… we crew are having a bbq, mahi mahi of course and the wahoo…. still at Harbor Island will depart for Nassau tomorrow.

I know many of you have changed links and I discovered more wonderful blogs as well. However its been a while I have not really done any updating on technical side of webs.

Ever since my marriage ended, I managed to crawl out from that dark pit (many thanks to many of you for such loving support) I have kept myself busy with work and other things to keep me going. And find happiness back to my life.

This is also one reason I have not really been cooking and baking much, though I cook daily for my crew mates and sometimes for my boss.

Am planning to revamp this page sometime with the help of Beng and Thess. Beng has been a wonderful hostess and a friend (we met I went to Dusseldorf and had a blast).Thess is the other goddess of designs as well…

So be patient with me while I slowly update this page.

Also few people actually know the existence of my photos at flickr. I have kept most of my pictures private but I do get asked to share my travel pictures ..So you can find most of my photo files at flickr while I post my favourite photos at Impromptu.

And yes that TF moored in Venice

and if you see things gone funny on this blog its because its being updated!