Today I woke up and discovered I had slept really well. This relaxed atmospear really soothes a person. Brandon and Richard went diving this morning on the SSC dive boat. They came back telling stories of all the fabulous creatures they saw underwater. I do believe them. I stayed at the house and worked on the yard pulling weeds. It brought back memories of last year. The morning just flew by. Of course it was time to do laundry. It was a beautifuly morning to hang it out on the line. Once again, my line is rigged with a pully so I can stand on the porch and roll it on out.
We had a good lunch, and then got to work again. Mid afternoon we headed over to the Blue Lagoon and had an ice cream drink. We can't do that every day as it came to $25 for three drinks. I do have a blender here (can you believe that) so I could make my own. Might be fun. It is good to get out though. While there, Betty Bau (Boo) came in. We invited her to come see the house. She was gone last year when we were here so it was nice to see her.
Tonight I made speghetti and meat sauce for dinner. I made a spinach and mango salad with it. We had our piece of chocolate for desert. Brandon hasn't had a soda since arriving at the house. Maybe he can break the habit? Poor guy must be going through withdrawal.
There are no photos to post tonight as I am too sleepy. Brandon wanted to go diving again tomorrow but not sure it will work. SSC said suddenly a photographer is coming and he is bringing helpers so the boat is too full. They will call at last minute if they have room. So it looks like the agenda for tomorrow will be fishing and snorkling. What a rough life. I can't wait to wake up and get out of bed tomorrow.
Tonight we sleep without a ceiling fan in our room as I was fluffing a blanket and it hit the fan when turned on. Broke a blade right off the thing. Boy! What a ruckus! Our new fans will be arriving on the barge on Wednesday baring any bad ocean waves.
Tomorrow I hope to have time to do a little raking on the beach sand. We have been able to get things under control here even though some grew back. Some weed things I pulled never grew back at all. Yes!
Richard and Brandon are both snoring so it must be time for bed. Another glorious day in paradise is over.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Saturday 1/29/11
The three of us cannot believe it is Saturday already. We worked in the yard early as it wasn't as hot then. Mid morning we headed to SSC for Brandon to do the pool dive instruction. I went along and walked the beach and read a good book. Talk about relaxing! We ate lunch there too and visited with some people we met there last year who were also vacationing.
Back at the house, I made some potatoe salad and then Brandon and I went on a nice long kayak ride on smooth beautiful water. What a ride! Brandon took a lot of nice photos of some hugh birds and some of the houses here. He seemed to enjoy himself. I think he likes it here. I'm sorry to say Richard worked on the beach while we played. Poor Richard. The beach is taking shape though, thanks Richard.
I grilled some meat and vegees to go with the potatoe salad. This island life is wonderful!
We then headed to the Blue Lagoon for a treat, but they weren't open. Saturday night and not open. Figure that out. Oh well, we went back to the house and ate chocolate. Hard to beat that.
It is off to bed for us. Tomorrow morning at 8:00 we will be at SSC so Brandon and Richard can go diving. I think I'll stay here and do something fun. Actually, I am planning on raking the beach.
I've finally got a few photos to post. Do we look like we are having fun or what!
Here is a photo of the three of us (myself, Brandon, and Richard), getting ready to snorkle at Point of Sand at Little Cayman. We saw the most beautiful corals and fish and a 5 and 1/2 foot baracuda. Excitement! We sure had fun! Perfect weather, I might add.
Here is a pic. Richard took as we were walking at Southern Cross Club today. We were enjoying ourselves as Brandon was doing his pool dive instruction. He will ocean dive tomorrow. 
Back at the house, I made some potatoe salad and then Brandon and I went on a nice long kayak ride on smooth beautiful water. What a ride! Brandon took a lot of nice photos of some hugh birds and some of the houses here. He seemed to enjoy himself. I think he likes it here. I'm sorry to say Richard worked on the beach while we played. Poor Richard. The beach is taking shape though, thanks Richard.
I grilled some meat and vegees to go with the potatoe salad. This island life is wonderful!
We then headed to the Blue Lagoon for a treat, but they weren't open. Saturday night and not open. Figure that out. Oh well, we went back to the house and ate chocolate. Hard to beat that.
It is off to bed for us. Tomorrow morning at 8:00 we will be at SSC so Brandon and Richard can go diving. I think I'll stay here and do something fun. Actually, I am planning on raking the beach.
I've finally got a few photos to post. Do we look like we are having fun or what!
Here is a photo of the three of us (myself, Brandon, and Richard), getting ready to snorkle at Point of Sand at Little Cayman. We saw the most beautiful corals and fish and a 5 and 1/2 foot baracuda. Excitement! We sure had fun! Perfect weather, I might add.
Here is a pic. Richard took as we were walking at Southern Cross Club today. We were enjoying ourselves as Brandon was doing his pool dive instruction. He will ocean dive tomorrow. Colorful geckos crawling on the bedroom wall. Next I will find some contempory bright orange colored lamps for the nightstands.
Brandon in the pool with his instructor for the pool dive. He did a great job.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Jan. 28,2011 Friday
Today is Friday 1/28/11 and I am in paradise once again. On Wednesday morning I got up at 4:00 A.M., rushed and left the house at 5:00 so Richard and I could pick up Brandon at his apartment in Ankeny. It was a very foggy trip in 9 degree weather. Burr! When we got to Grand Cayman for dinner, it was 85 degrees and sunny.
It was an adventurest trip this year as our luggage was extremely overweight and cost us tons extra. Better write on my list for next year to buy a scale.
We ate at the Wharf Restaurant again this year and it was sure fun to share the experience with Brandon. The atmosphere couldn't have been more beautiful. We had a good nights sleep and after a huge breakfast went shopping. Boy did we buy. New ceiling fans, microwave, kitchen faucet, bed pillows, air compressor, and tons of groceries.
We got to the house and discovered my new coconut tree grew like a weed. It survived! So did all the weeds and trees that we had eliminated last year. But everything looked great. We are thrilled to be here and get the place back into shape.
The first thing to do on arrival is to turn on the pump and get our water flowing and turn on the electricity. The pump was broken. No water for us. Richard tried everything. The motor had somehow failed. So we headed to Southern Cross Club for dinner and they gave us a 3 gallon jug of water. Very nice of them as water is a treasured item here on the island. In the morning Richard got the new pump installed and we all jumped for joy. We then began working on the yard. Work is fun but we decided snorkeling is more fun. We headed to Point of Sand and it was the best ever. I love it there! I want to snorkle there every day. Richard took his cell phone snorkling in his swim trunks so we had to buy a new one. The phone number stays the same though. Taking a shower sure felt good, as we couldn't the night before.
I made steaks for dinner on our new grill and we are all saying we will sleep good tonight. It is 8:30 here (one hour ahead of Ames) so I am going to bed. Our new bedding looks great but the painted gecko's crawling all over our walls look the best! What fun! They are so cute.
We have been already enjoying our beautiful new porch on the house and tomorrow I will post photos of it and some of our adventures.
The luckiest girl around is signing off.
It was an adventurest trip this year as our luggage was extremely overweight and cost us tons extra. Better write on my list for next year to buy a scale.
We ate at the Wharf Restaurant again this year and it was sure fun to share the experience with Brandon. The atmosphere couldn't have been more beautiful. We had a good nights sleep and after a huge breakfast went shopping. Boy did we buy. New ceiling fans, microwave, kitchen faucet, bed pillows, air compressor, and tons of groceries.
We got to the house and discovered my new coconut tree grew like a weed. It survived! So did all the weeds and trees that we had eliminated last year. But everything looked great. We are thrilled to be here and get the place back into shape.
The first thing to do on arrival is to turn on the pump and get our water flowing and turn on the electricity. The pump was broken. No water for us. Richard tried everything. The motor had somehow failed. So we headed to Southern Cross Club for dinner and they gave us a 3 gallon jug of water. Very nice of them as water is a treasured item here on the island. In the morning Richard got the new pump installed and we all jumped for joy. We then began working on the yard. Work is fun but we decided snorkeling is more fun. We headed to Point of Sand and it was the best ever. I love it there! I want to snorkle there every day. Richard took his cell phone snorkling in his swim trunks so we had to buy a new one. The phone number stays the same though. Taking a shower sure felt good, as we couldn't the night before.
I made steaks for dinner on our new grill and we are all saying we will sleep good tonight. It is 8:30 here (one hour ahead of Ames) so I am going to bed. Our new bedding looks great but the painted gecko's crawling all over our walls look the best! What fun! They are so cute.
We have been already enjoying our beautiful new porch on the house and tomorrow I will post photos of it and some of our adventures.
The luckiest girl around is signing off.
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