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14.May 2008 -  We want to inform all our guests that our friend and fisherman Blackman died after an operation. He had a pain in his stomach for a long time and a operation 10 years ago. He painted nearly all the walls in Cabier in the last years. He brought us fresh fish directly to the lodge and was always in a good mood. A lot of our guests enjoyed a boat trip with him. 

Two weeks before his sister (= Florence´s mother) died. For Florence, our housekeeper´s family it is a very hard time now. Our guests supported her with a BBQ at her shop that she can make more money, because a funeral in Grenada is a big event and very expensive.       

Accept our sympathy - Cabier Ocean Lodge and friends

Long before we left Switzerland, it was on my mind to propose to my girlfriend on Grenada. Since we knew that we would spent the last part of our trip at the Cabier Lodge, I contacted Evelyne and asked her about possibilities and suggestens regarding my plan.

Immediately, Evelyne came up with various ideas and I felt that I would get any support I need to make things happen according to my wishes. This was the case when we finally arrived at the Lodge (after 8 weeks of travelling) and needed a nice place to relax. Of course, my Conny had no clue what was waiting for her.

So that´s how it took place:

During breakfast, Michael asked us if we would join him for a trip to the north of the island. He pretended that he had to visit a fisherman and that he thinks we would like the landscape. Of course, we agreed and soon we drove through the island, enjoying the lovely surroundings.

As we arrived at the fisherman´s boat, Michael asked us to help him carry a coldbox to the boat. I whispered to Conny that we are now probably part of a smuggling deal, in the worst case carrying drugs to the fisherman;-)…

But in the coldbox was a bottle of champagne, beer and other drinks, a lovely pasta salad, cakes in the shape of hearts…

Conny was a bit surprised when the fisherman took us for a little boat trip, but she just couldn´t deny it, the day was just too beautiful and the beaches and the islands out in the sea amazing.

After a short ride, we arrived on an inhabited island, called “Sandy Island”, covered with palmtrees and with a lovely beach. It was then when Conny realized that we were not smuggling drugs, but rather on our way to a picknick at the beach…

After settling down at a nice place, we walked the beach a bit, looking for shells and indeed, Conny found a very beautiful one…containing a ring…

The rest of our stay on the island belongs to privacy;-).

We thank Evelyne and Michael for their technical and emotional support and assistance. And we thank them for having gone through this day with us, as had it been their own engagement day;-).

P.S.: Should you wonder why you don´t find a picture showing both of us on the island: as mentioned, the island was INHABITED…;-)

We are from Switzerland and Eveline organized a restaurant for the dinner. It was a surprise for Conny, that we took her to ”Le Phare Bleu” - because it is owned from a Switzerland couple. Conny knew the owner, because she learned to play saxophon at his music school.