Dolphin House Bed and Breakfast: Now open for business

Welcome to the Dolphin House Bed and Breakfast! We have a wide range of vacation packages that can be tailored to suit everyone's Caribbean dreams.  The guest house offers tasteful furniture, a spacious kitchen where the head chef will prepare anything you'd like, a lovely veranda with comfortable seating for enjoying a good book or a frozen cocktail, and the main deck offers panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and Royal St. Kitts Golf Course from our (almost) infinity pool. You can take your meals in our main dining room, on the gorgeous faux alabaster table, or out on the deck on our rustic drift wood table. Our well appointed guest room offers a pillow-topped queen bed, no views, and access to the laundry room.  Bathroom access is available, but limited (guests have a private half bath, but must share bathing accommodation with manager of B&B) Travel around the island to local beaches, shops, restaurants, and historic sites is provided by a vintage Toyota Rav4 that compliments the simple island lifestyle. Wi-fi is available throughout the guest house at no cost, and the low-def television boasts 14 channels! At the rear of the house is a stunning, large scale mural depicting a mother and juvenile killer whale, swimming happily in their 100% accurately represented marine environment; it is from this masterpiece the house takes it name (don't argue, Killer whales are in the dolphin family). The house is surrounded by stunning gardens, including a grove of fruit trees bearing coconuts and "papayas. Occasionally, wildlife can be seen from the veranda- monkeys, mongooses, random stray dogs have all found their way onto our grounds, delighting our guests with their adorable and destructive behaviour. In addition to the wild fauna, there are two domesticated animals that call the Dolphin House home: Autumn, an adorable coconut retriever puppy that bites and pees everywhere, and Lucy, the bulimic one eyed feral cat. They are sure to make you feel at home during your stray with their incessant barking, meowing, whining, and hissing.

Room rates are very affordable ranging from $0 in low season to $0 at the peak of high season, you need only confirm your travel dates with reception. Guests are responsible for airfare which is likely to be expensive and include at least one connection in either Miami or San Juan.

Here are some testimonials from some satisfied customers:

"Thanks again for the AMAZING trip."- Mauri H.


"Thanks so much to you and Rob for having me down there. It was a lot of fun and I miss you guys and the island already!" - John Paul T.


"Thanks for having me, I can't wait to visit again!" -Lia T.



"Ugh that view is so sick" -Lia T. (Referring to the view from the pool deck; I believe here that this visitor means "sick" in a positive way)


" I love this place. Not too many people who look like me, or drink whiskey like me, but it is very nice." - Zack P.

The Dolphin House is book through the end of May, but we are now accepting reservations for summer and fall! Hurry up and reserve your room before it's too late!

Keep on trucking February

February has been one of those months where I have been too lazy to write many posts. Well, that and I haven't done a ton of awesome stuff like usual.

I have been dying to go snorkeling, but the water has been just a little too cold. Luckily, it's warming up fast, and Catherine and I plan on scoping out some new snorkel spots we've had our eyes on.  I have been going to the beach, but it's not as much fun when you can't get in the water!

My favorite part of Wednesdays? Pirate ship at Shipwreck Beach.

I have been spending loads of time with the other Ladies of Leisure: Wednesday Catherine and I went out to Club 1 for some dancing, Thursday was pool day at Calypso Bay, and Friday the ladies had dinner at Nirvana, and then finished the night at Bamboo Lounge. Rob had two tests, so he was totally fine with me staying out of his hair. Unfortunately, those tests fell on either side of Valentine's day. Fortunately, I had a great valentine anyway! While Rob was studying on campus with his friend Brayton, I went to the movies with Leann (B's wife).  We saw The Vow, a sappy chick flick that we made fun of the whole time. I didn't love the movie, but I do love Leann, so it was a successful Valentine's date in my book.

Me and Leann

The other great part about Valentine's day was my archaeology kids. I decided to teach them about stratigraphy. Now, all my archaeology friends are probably thinking, "Kids, stratigraphy? Why bother?" Uh, cause I taught they all about it with cake!!!  I made a cake with one layer each of chocolate, yellow, and strawberry. Then, I buried "artifacts" in each of the layers.  It was pretty awesome. After we excavated the site we discussed the different layers, and artifacts that they found. It was awesome. When was the last time you taught 10 year olds graduate school concepts so that they understand? Yeah, that's what I though, never. It's cool, maybe one day you can do it too.

Stratigraphy cake! You can even see of of the "artifacts" poking out of the top layer!

Thursday was kind of a big deal too, cause I had a job interview. There is a Hills Pet Food store on campus that caters to the students, faculty, and staff. There are two positions opening at the end of the semester, and I got an interview. I also got the job. Yep, they offered it to me later that day.  The craziest thing is that the next day I got another job offer. When it rains it pours right? It's a far cry from Egyptian Art History, but hey- money is money right?!

My cousin JP!

I'm crazy excited for next week. It's mid-semester break on Monday (and Rob's birthday, so don't forget to call/skype/email him!), and my cousin JP comes to visit on Wednesday for 5 days!!! I spend a lot of time trying to convince everyone I know to come down and visit, so I can't wait for JP to get here. My parents will be here a month after JP, then two weeks later Beth and Damian (our BFFs from England) visit for 10 days, and then a week later my aunt and uncle visit for a week at the beginning of May! I love having guests. So... start planning your trip... now.

Thanksgiving Surprise!

Last week my Aunt Patty flew me back to the states for Thanksgiving!  My parents, brother, and two dogs were planning on spending the holiday at her house in Florida, and Aunt Patty figured it would be a great surprise for them if I was there too!

This meant that I had to lie to my parents, brother, and two dogs continuously for a month, and keep a big secret from the rest of my family. This is not easy. I am terrible at keeping exciting secrets, especially from my family. Actually, my entire family is terrible at keeping secrets from each other, so the fact that I was able to keep a secret is a big deal. So instead I told everyone here in St. Kitts about it.

My Aunt Patty and Uncle Bobby- Thanks for flying me up!

Last Tuesday (11/22) I flew into Miami and met my aunt. First order of business? Pizza. Pizza. Pizza. I freakin' love pizza, it's my favorite food, and I tend to move to countries that wouldn't know good pizza if I crammed it in their faces. Not that I would do that, it would be a waste of perfectly good pizza. So, we got to my aunt and uncle's local pizza joint RIGHT AFTER THEY CLOSED!!! I almost cried, luckily, I got my pizza anyway, cause they were all impressed with my adventurous international life style, especially the fact that I've lived through a revolution! After four slices of pizza, I pretty much passed out cold.

Wednesday morning I was all antsy for my family to arrive... I made the brine for the T-day turkey, read my book, and stared out the window. When my parents, brother, and two dogs finally pulled up outside, I couldn't wait for them to come inside, so I ran out to surprise them. They were shocked! My dad said at first he though, weird, Patty and Bobby have a friend that looks just like Stephanie. Then he asked my brother, "Is that Stephanie?!"  I think my mom hugged me for like 10 minutes straight. Roxy and Rhythm were ambivalent. They were mostly interested in peeing, pooping, and chasing lizards.

My brother, Zach, on his bike

After the excitement of the surprise, the guys decided to go for a ride (my dad and brother towed their Harley's down), and us ladies went shopping cause I needed some supplies to bring back home to St. Kitts. I had to go to a bunch of different stores, but I was so excited to see Target that I danced in the parking lot. Mom and Aunt Patty walked pretty far behind me. After a long day of getting everything I needed, we headed back home. We picked up the boys and went out and got Greek food for dinner. Yum yum yum!  I need to get my yiayia's avgolemono soup recipe (yiayia, if you are reading this, please send it to me!).

Thanksgiving day my aunt and uncle had over 32 people. My uncle has a big Italian family. We had a mess of appetizers, two turkeys, a huge honey baked ham, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, roasted veg, sauteed broccoli with garlic, stuffed mushrooms, stuffed artichokes, some kind of eggplant dish, and my favorite part- stuffing. My mom and aunt make this insanely good stuffing (but only on holidays), and I realized for the first time this year, that I have no idea what they put in it or how it is so much more delicious then any other stuffing. I'm gonna have to figure that out in the very near future. I went overboard on the ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and stuffed mushrooms. I think I ate more on Thanksgiving then I have since I have been in St. Kitts... it was not pretty. But it was totally worth it.

Me and Zach on Thanksgiving

Friday the boys went for another ride, and my mom, aunt, and I poked around town, and tried to avoid  big shopping areas. Also, I was super excited, cause my aunt took us to a brick oven pizza parlor for lunch!! I had 5 slices of pizza with fresh slices of mozzarella and roasted plum tomatoes. Holy crap. So good. I didn't want to leave the place. All I could think of was the "pizza" I could get in St. Kitts- dominos (ew) or pizza boys (they don't even use pizza ovens!!!!) After lunch we met the boys at the new house my aunt and uncle just bought, and then ended the night eating leftovers and hanging out (at the house they still live in).

My dad on his bike

I was super sad that my family was leaving Saturday morning. Zach had to work Sunday morning, so they couldn't stay longer. Luckily, it would only be three weeks til we were home for Christmas. Aunt Patty kept me busy and not sad by helping me with a project. I found a super cute easy dress project online, so we made three cute dresses on Saturday. There were a few mishaps, but my aunt is a sewing genius, so there was no crisis she couldn't figure out!  Saturday night we ate super yummy Thai food. I went nuts on dumplings, wonton soup, and stir fry shrimp and veg with ginger. I also tend to move to countries that wouldn't know good Asian food from good pizza.

Sunday morning we got up early and headed to the airport... I was sad to leave the states, but even more excited to get back to Rob and the Caribbean beaches!  Also, if any of you talk to Rob in the next two weeks, be sure to wish him good luck on his finals!  Only two weeks til he is finished with his first semester of vet school- I am so proud of him!

Two weeks from tomorrow we will be on our way back to the states, and one month from tomorrow we will be moving into our new house in Half Moon Bay!

Mauri and Lia's visit

Last week two of my friends came to St. Kitts for a visit: my cousin Lia, and my friend Mauri. The arrived last Tuesday and stayed through Sunday. We had tons of fun, but the time flew by!

After picking them up at the airport, we dropped off their luggage at home, and went into town for some lunch at the Circus Grille. Tuesday night we headed to trivia (Rob had a test Friday and the following Monday, so we were trying to stay out of his hair). Most of our team was MIA, and we lost pretty badly! Wednesday we headed to the market here on campus, and then to Shipwreck Beach. The weather was perfect, and we were able to get in about 2 hours of snorkeling. I even saw a hawksbill sea turtle! That was by far the best part for me! Of course, I forgot to grab our camera before getting in the water, so I do not have any pictures to share.  There was a whole lot of monkeys hanging out too; usually you see one or two, but we saw around 8 or 9! They were swinging in the trees, sitting at the restaurant tables, lounging on the grass. They are super cute! Later that night we all headed to the casino at the Marriott for some gambling.  We all lost at the slots (such a waste of money), and then we did reasonably well at roulette for a while!  I am not so good at the whole casino thing, but it was still fun. Thursday we went to the Marriott beach- we just sat our buts on the beach for 6 hours. It was delightful. That evening we went to see the movie In Time.  It was a bit to unbelievable for my tastes, but it was alright. Friday we had an adventure day of sorts. First we went into Port Zante, this is where all the cruise ships dock, and has tons of duty free shopping and a local craft market. Then we headed to Romney Manor at Wingfield Estates. First we went to the Caribelle Batik store, then went ziplining. So much fun! Friday evening Rob, Lia, Mauri, and I went to La Belle Vie for dinner. It is a little French restaurant here on the island, and it was delicious! Saturday was my birthday and another beach day- this time we went down to Reggae and Cockleshell beach. We hung out at Reggae most of the day, then walked over to the Spice Mill, another restaurant. I hadn't been there before, but had wanted to try it, and I was not disappointed! I really liked the atmosphere of Spice Mill too- I plan on going again. When we walked back to our stuff at Reggae after lunch, we noticed the sand had been all rooted through, and our bag of apples, bananas, and cookies were missing. Wilbur the pig ate all of our stuff! Jerk! The best part was all the other people on the beach- they were clearly staring at us to see what our reaction would be! Jerks! They could have shooed Wilbur away, or given us a heads up, "Oh, hey, the giant pig ate your food... we tried to stop him but couldn't." Nope- nothing. Oh well!  Saturday night, Mauri, Lia, Trevor, Candice, Brayton, Leann, and I went out to celebrate my birthday at Nirvana. It is at an old plantation house, and it was another tasty meal! Our waitress was a bit weird, she seemed confused a lot, and none of us could figure out why! It was a really nice night, and I am so glad I had friends to spend it with since my family (besides Rob), is far away. Sunday I dropped Lia and Mauri back at the airport, and just like that it was back to me and Rob and a quiet apartment!

I haven't been able to download pictures to add to this post, but if you click here, you can see all the pictures that Lia took.

I had so much fun with Lia and Mauri; I hope they are able to come back and visit again! Hopefully we will be lucky, and have lots more of our friends and family visit while Rob and I are in St. Kitts!