It is 16 degrees in Ames and we are enjoying a beautiful 85. The weather is unbelievable here this year. How can you improve upon perfect?!? We snorkeled on the North side this afternoon in the clearest, calmest water I have ever seen. I am so glad Brandon was here to enjoy it with us. The water temps are in the 80s which is so comfortable.
This morning Brandon and Richard went deep sea fishing. They caught three barracuda but no tuna or wahu or snappers. I am not giving up on them, they will catch supper for us. The day before, the three of us went out but just for a spin. It is a nice boat. We are renting it from a couple (Mike & Linda) who stay on the island also. They are not here right now.
I have been enjoying our beautiful beach. The guys did such a wonderful job on it. There has been so much rain the past months that the trees are lush and green yet. There are no leaves littering my sand. The jasmine tree has tons of leaves yet and it is flowering. This is a first for us to see. Usually it is finished when we arrive.
We have been jumping in the car to get places, which is great, but boy do I miss my bike! I would have had a ton of exercise by now. It is nice to have a vehicle, but..... Tomorrow the bike will get used.
The island hasn't changed at all since we were here last. With all the rain, the inland water lakes are full. That looks really neat. They have not been that full for a few years.
I tried to upload photos but they didn't work. Darn. I think I will get a new blog as this one now sucks! Ever since they changed the format it is awful!!
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
January 28,2014 Tuesday
We arrived on Little Cayman yesterday afternoon around 3:00 pm. It was a beautiful, sunny day of 85 degrees. Mike and Linda's car which we are renting this season, was there at the airport waiting for us. We piled in and made the drive to the house. The grounds look wonderful! The guys did a beautiful job cleaning up for us. We are very happy. Nothing so far has broke down and that is very nice.
Bedtime was early as we were all wore out and our tummies very full after a delicious dinner at Southern Cross Club. Boy, did we eat!! As soon as we got into bed it started to rain. It rained hard for a long time. This is so rare! It was wonderful!
This morning was sunny and beautiful and not very windy. The kind of day that is perfect! The water was just fantastic and beautiful. I headed for the grocery store very early as we didn't shop on Grand and the store was closed here yesterday too because of that holiday!! It sure is fun settling in again.
This afternoon, Richard and Brandon went and got the boat. The Sunset Cove next door is letting us use their dock so we are grateful for that. It sure makes things easy. Tomorrow we will try deep sea fishing.
I am so happy to be here and enjoy this with Brandon and Richard.
Bedtime was early as we were all wore out and our tummies very full after a delicious dinner at Southern Cross Club. Boy, did we eat!! As soon as we got into bed it started to rain. It rained hard for a long time. This is so rare! It was wonderful!
This morning was sunny and beautiful and not very windy. The kind of day that is perfect! The water was just fantastic and beautiful. I headed for the grocery store very early as we didn't shop on Grand and the store was closed here yesterday too because of that holiday!! It sure is fun settling in again.
This afternoon, Richard and Brandon went and got the boat. The Sunset Cove next door is letting us use their dock so we are grateful for that. It sure makes things easy. Tomorrow we will try deep sea fishing.
I am so happy to be here and enjoy this with Brandon and Richard.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
January 26, 2014 Sunday
We made it! What a day. I woke up at 2:00 A.M. and stayed in bed until 3:00 thinking I could sleep another hour but no dice! It has been a busy time getting ready to make the trip to Little Cayman this year. Somehow I seem to be worrying more about everything lately. I did everything there was possible to do to get ready for the trip this year. We adjusted the suitcases over and over to make sure they were all underweight. We didn't want any over charges this year. We headed out the door a little before 4:30 to pick up Brandon in Ankeny.
Our weather has been very cold and harsh this winter and they predicted a blizzard for our flight to North Carolina from DesMoines. Luckily, it was just 40 mph winds but no snow. We got to the airport to check in and they charged us an extra $90.00 for overweight bags!!! I was shocked! We were so careful packing. How could this happen? Once again, I say next year will be different. This will not happen again.
The plane ride from Des Moines was a small cramped plane that I was relieved to get off of in North Carolina. We had an early lunch at the airport and got on our plane for Grand Cayman . It was a wonderful big luxury ship!! It was comfy and warm too. With the help of my new inflatable neck pillow, I even took a nap. How nice!
Arriving in Grand Cayman was heavenly! A balmy 82 sunny degrees! It could not have been more perfect! We are thrilled to be here. We ate dinner at Casanova by the Sea. It is an authentic Italian restaurant and all the servers are Italian. This place was chosen as Brandon loves pasta. I had fresh Mahi Mahi and it was to die for!! WOW!!! I will certainly eat there again. We ate over the water and couldn't have been happier.
We will not be shopping this year as today is Sunday and nothing is open, not a thing!!! Turns out tomorrow is a holiday and nothing is open then either! There are so many things I want to buy and can't shop for a thing. Darn!! I guess we will have to fly over again later and shop. This means we have to buy more airline tickets. The adventure continues. I can't wait to get to the house tomorrow.
Our weather has been very cold and harsh this winter and they predicted a blizzard for our flight to North Carolina from DesMoines. Luckily, it was just 40 mph winds but no snow. We got to the airport to check in and they charged us an extra $90.00 for overweight bags!!! I was shocked! We were so careful packing. How could this happen? Once again, I say next year will be different. This will not happen again.
The plane ride from Des Moines was a small cramped plane that I was relieved to get off of in North Carolina. We had an early lunch at the airport and got on our plane for Grand Cayman . It was a wonderful big luxury ship!! It was comfy and warm too. With the help of my new inflatable neck pillow, I even took a nap. How nice!
Arriving in Grand Cayman was heavenly! A balmy 82 sunny degrees! It could not have been more perfect! We are thrilled to be here. We ate dinner at Casanova by the Sea. It is an authentic Italian restaurant and all the servers are Italian. This place was chosen as Brandon loves pasta. I had fresh Mahi Mahi and it was to die for!! WOW!!! I will certainly eat there again. We ate over the water and couldn't have been happier.
We will not be shopping this year as today is Sunday and nothing is open, not a thing!!! Turns out tomorrow is a holiday and nothing is open then either! There are so many things I want to buy and can't shop for a thing. Darn!! I guess we will have to fly over again later and shop. This means we have to buy more airline tickets. The adventure continues. I can't wait to get to the house tomorrow.
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