As Wall Street continues its perpetual dance between hope
and disaster and the average Metuchenite struggles to dodge the whirling
dervish of financial uncertainty, one Metuchen native has escaped this grim
scenario and headed straight for paradise. David Copperfield, magician
extraordinaire, has invested his massive sums in a private series of islands in
the Bahamas. The mattress he hides his money under is filled with down and
surrounded by palm trees and pink flamingos.
Called "The Islands of Copperfield Bay," they
provide a sunny getaway that costs $32,250 per day. For that credit-busting
payment, the traveler will stay in one of five luxuriously-appointed guest houses
and be waited on by a staff of thirty, including private massage therapists,
yoga instructors and chefs. Besides a flotilla of pleasure boating
possibilities, a water trampoline, nightly fireworks displays and exciting
one-of-a-kind treasure hunts, guests also can watch movies at an outdoor
theater or play billiards on a table that was owned previously by Harry
Houdini. Metuchen Matters has sent a missive to her native son
requesting a discount for hometown tourists. We hear wi-fi is an issue in Paradise
so we patiently await Mr. Copperfield's response.
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