On the way back from Xtabi, it rained hard -- enough so that I was hoping the downpour would not affect the Saturday night show at Seastar Inn scheduled to begin a short time later. I ducked into DeBars, and there was Pam, the beautiful Expat wife of Eddie, widely regarded as among the top Jerk chicken purveyors on the island -- no small honor.

I got to know Pam pretty well the past couple of reaches, particularly when I stayed for a nearly a week in January at Sunset on the Cliffs hotel, right across from Debars. Plus, Pam tends to hang at Seastar Inn sometimes, too, so by the time I saw her again this reach, it was like we were old friends.