Thursday, March 19, 2020

Tomorrow we leave Little Cayman.  This is more that a month before our scheduled departure flight.  The airport at Grand Cayman is closing on Sunday due to the Covid-19 virus.  We could stay but would be here indefinitely. 

The island is like a ghost town.  All the resorts are empty and closed.  The little restaurant is closed except for carry out orders.  The grocery store is open.  The barge will still come in but who knows! We made the decision to leave just two days ago so we have been busy closing up the house and packing. 

We are hoping and praying there is a cure for this virus soon and people will stay healthy. 

Saturday, March 14, 2020

It is a beautiful, sunny, hot day on Little Cayman.  I haven't posted on my blog for awhile.  We have been busy doing the usual jungle trimming on our property.  The snorkeling has been wonderful.  Reading in the hammock and beach chairs has been so relaxing.  I have typed plenty about all of that.  We have been hanging out with friends and enjoying this spectacular environment. 

After the tuna disappeared for almost two weeks, they finally returned.  Richard is happy to be fishing again. 

Being on the island while the "rest of the world" experiences the Covid-19 virus has been worrisome.  Our kids report conditions from their locations in the USA and I listen to the local radio station from back home.  Grand Cayman has had a patient pass away with the virus.  Cruise ships are now banned and airlines from Europe and some other countries are also banned.  Things are changing fast.  The "good" hospital on Grand has been shut down for two weeks after treating the patient with the virus. 

I pray everyone stays healthy and doesn't run out of toilet paper.

Tracks made by geckos in the sand.  Pretty design.

See the Flounder!  He kept blinking his eye at us.

Went snorkeling at Point of Sand on a cloudy day that turned sunny!

Huge waves coming in on the north side of island.

North side waves

The tide came up super high.  Eventually came completely over kayak dock.

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Oh!  What a glorious day in paradise!  Perfect weather today and I am so lucky to be here to enjoy it.  Some might say it was hot and humid.  Feel like temp was 94 with a dew point of 74.  Perfect to be in the water.  Did some serious reading in a hammock on the beach and after getting back home from a fun snorkel, I laid in a beach chair under my umbrella to do some more reading.  This is living!

Getting ready to hit the water!

Beautiful day!

Blue Tang

Fish and coral

Find the Groupers

Pretty Nurse Shark

Another picture of the Nurse Shark

Me holding down a beach chair.  Check out the view!

Hello!!!

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

I'm still in paradise!  It's a beautiful, sunny, hot, glorious day here.  Today is Super Tuesday at the tiny grocery store.  15% off your purchases on the first Tuesday of every month.  My list was ready and I headed to the truck early.  The truck was deader than a door nail.  Luckily, we brought a battery charger/jumper with us to the island.  It started but that was it.  Bought a new battery at the store and it wasn't included in the 15% off sale.  Batteries just don't last on this island.  It's a miracle if you get two years out of one.  I saved $62.00 on my groceries with the discount.  YES!

We discovered our tiny iquana is still living in the hood of our truck.  We hadn't seen him and were worried.  Yesterday, he showed up in front of the truck and jumped right in. 

Saturday, The Hungry Iguana restaurant had a BBQ out on their deck with live music.  The whole island showed up!  It was so much fun.  I think it would be successful if they did it once a week. 

I've been busy going on bike rides,  going on walks, swimming, reading on the beach, laying in a hammock, snorkeling and socializing.  I think I'm living my best life!