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Thinking of getting that someone special the ultimate Christmas Gift, how about a Polo match with Prince William,

Meet Prince William at The Chakravarty Cup Polo Match

Better yet , why not their own Private Island??? In The Bahamas…

The Bahamas is a necklace of over 700 hundred islands and cays (pronounced ‘keys’). One of these gorgeous gems could be yours. Take ‘Bird Cay’ this is an amazing private island that could be all yours!!

http://www.hgchristie.com/details/berry-islands/private-island-bs10570

Bird Cay

A haven of beauty and tranquility, this 250 acre tropical island is located at the south end of the Berry Islands chain, just 30 minutes by air from Nassau.

Should you wish to put this under the tree for your honey, here are a few of the features you would be bestowing on that special someone this Christmas:

Map of Bird Cay

An historic two-story main residence, five colorful waterfront cottages, and a guest house overlooking nearby Whale Cay. Admittedly, all of these are in need of intensive TLC. However, this may be just the project your honey is looking for in 2011. Then add to the project list a boathouse, a small shop, a carpenter’s shop, a rainwater tank, two generators, a three car garage, storage buildings, a machine shop, paint and gas storage. This is enough to get your creative juices pumping and to allow you to create your own private oasis – just as you envision it.

If you wish to take a little trip off of YOUR island, Chub Cay lies just west of Bird Cay and offers an excellent marina , a private resort club, restaurants, and a 5,000 foot airstrip with regular and chartered flights to Nassau.

Bird Cay Shoreline Elevations

Don’t fret. Your island kingdom is well protected on all sides by neighboring islands and sand banks. You will want to bring your boats and rods though, because the proximity to the Great Bahama Bank and the Tongue of the Ocean makes this an excellent fishing, sailing, and scuba-diving paradise.

Ahhhh days in the sun…. with over 4.75 Miles of water frontage Bird Cay offers sandy beaches, crystalline waters, spectacular ocean views, gentle prevailing breezes, numerous landscaped trails, gardens, mature tropical palms, Casuarina trees, as well as citrus and coconut groves.

Bird Cay Staff Cottages

A little golf anyone?? Given the considerable flowing lawn that surrounds the main house, a few golf holes could easily be constructed on the island.

While it may not be easy to wrap this is one Christmas gift that is quite simply a tropical paradise tailor-made for a business retreat, a family compound, or a stunning island resort.

Bird Cay Aerial

Forget the Partridge. This is the kind of ‘bird’ that your true love will REALLY appreciate. I can fully see the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ containing the amendment: “On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me – a private island called Bird Cay”

Bird Cay Eastern Beach

So, last night I was reading about NASA’s news conference scheduled for 2 p.m. EST today, Thursday, Dec. 2,

to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life. Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/nov/HQ_M10-167_Astrobiology.html

This got me thinking. As I pondered life in the universe, the synapses triggered associations such as, the lyrics of a great Bahamian Calypso/Rake N Scrape song, that goes,

“We headin’ in ta deep Space an’ we takin’ Rake ‘n Scrape”

The more I thought about it the more I think that the folks at NASA may want to take a look at the Rake N Scrape capital of the world, Cat Island, Bahamas.

Cat Island holds an annual Rake N Scrape Festival showcasing this infectious genre of music comprised of a cast of characters, resourceful musical instruments and clever, often humourous, lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qneSWfo51sU

AND … Should NASA locate our extraterrestrial neighbors, Cat Island, Bahamas is seeming to be the ideal location to invite them to visit.
Renowned actor and Bahamian Ambassador, Sir Sidney Poitier, who was born in Cat Island, Bahamas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Poitier

Sir Sidney, once said in an interview, “… My knowledge of the world was gathered in Cat Island and Nassau. I learned from how people lived and what constituted a good person, in Cat Island. ”
Therefore, I am confident that Cat Island would be sure to provide NASA’s new found guests some great insights into our world.

Without a doubt, Cat Island represents some of the best ‘natural beauty’ our ‘blue planet’ offers. The ‘Family Islands’ or the ‘Out Islands’ of the Bahamas are billed as ‘The Real Bahamas’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwDBPXEQ1ik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAvmiPOLEuc
You know, the more I pondered this, the more I realized that Aliens, Rake N Scrape and Cat Island, Bahamas were closer than the ‘6 degrees of separation to Kevin Bacon’.

A new connection arises.

Could Hollywood, an expert on aliens and extraterrestrials, have known of the association to ‘Cat Island’ when it produced the 1953’s movie “Cat Women on the Moon”? http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1729535744/tt0045609

yet, you don’t need a rocket ship to get there.

So, should NASA find success in their new venture, I wish to advise them that Cat Island, Bahamas awaits the newly tapped potential tourism market.
Make sure to check out our some of our current listings in Cat Island, while you play that Rake N Scrape.
http://www.hgchristie.com/details/cat-island/vacant-land-cs10576
http://www.hgchristie.com/details/cat-island/income-property-cs10551
http://www.hgchristie.com/details/cat-island/greenwood-estates/house-cs10620
http://www.hgchristie.com/details/cat-island/hawks-nest/vacant-land-cs10622
http://www.hgchristie.com/rentals/details/cat-island/house-s91
Other Cat Island related videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvu5wmong5ERake N Scrape