Tuesday, March 5,2013

I am typing this post from the airport in North Carolina.  Yesterday the Internet was not working at our house.  Our last day was a busy one.  The weather was beautiful of course.  We enjoyed every minute of our time.  We got a call from Marc at Blossom Construction and he sent the guys over to work on our place at 1:00.  We had an area with a bunch of leaves that we wanted cleaned up.  They did a wonderful job.  We were busy cleaning equipment and putting bikes away and washing our kayaks. 

I fed Ellie one last time.  She is so friendly. I took my bike on one last big ride. Richard and I went out to the Hungry Iguana for dinner and it was a really nice time. 

This morning we got up early and packed up and closed the house.  Mike and Linda said they wanted to pick us up and take us to the airport. 

When we woke up today the weather was perfect for fishing.  Boy was it hard to leave.  Our flight was at 9:15 and it got later and later.  We called Mike and he was out fishing.  Linda was going to pick us up and unfortunately, she forgot.  I went next door and Bruno was kind enough to run us over.  When we got to the airport Patti was there to see us off and Linda was there too.  I felt bad for her, as it is hard when you forget someone.  We had a fun sendoff.  Karen went to Grand also and we had lunch with her.  Janet and her hubby were on  our flight too.

I took this photo earlier with my cell phone.

This is the last picture of the beach and house.  This shows all our hard work on the beach.  We did lots of stump removal and will work on the left side next year.

Now, we are in airport world.  Until next year, when January rolls around again and we return to Little Cayman.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Today we got up at 5:00 A.M. again as Richard went fishing with Mike.  It didn't seem windy here, but when they got out past the breakers, the sea was super rough.  He came back home at 7:00.  Luckily, he saw the bone fish were feeding out front of the house.  He hurried out in his kayak to catch a few. 

We enjoyed beautiful weather here today.  The sky was clear with a few passing clouds occasionally.  It was in the low 80's.  Very comfortable.  Today I washed the bedding and it dried super quick.  I sat around on the beach a lot today. 

After lunch Richard and I went to SCC and the grocery store to pay our accounts off.  Now we are broke!  We must go home.  Tomorrow will be a work day.  We have to get everything put away.  Our flight leaves at 9:15 A.M. on Wednesday morning.  We don't get to DesMoines until 9:30 P.M.  Then we still need to get to Ames.  The reason it will take so long is because we have a 3 hour layover in Grand Cayman and then another 3-4 hours in North Carolina.  I better take a good book to read while sitting around.

Late this afternoon Marc, with Blossom Construction, came by.  He is going to check our grounds once a month and keep everything from growing back.  It will look nice when we return. 

We will make the most of tomorrow, our last day.  I am going to soak up as much warm sun as possible.

Sunday, March 3, 2013

This morning it was mostly cloudy most of the day.  The wind was blowing off and on.  It was a perfect day to get some work done around the beach.  I moved rock while Richard did serious stump removal.  He dug down around the stumps and used the chain saw to saw them out.  What a job.  The beach looks great though.  It is so exciting to watch the transformation.  I managed to do two loads of laundry today.  With the sun and wind, they dry in a hurry.  Tomorrow I'll do sheets and that is it until next year.

Richard didn't get to fish today.  It was weird having him home in the morning. 

Tonight we are invited to Mike and Linda's for dinner.  They are a fun couple who stay for three months on the island.  I am trying to use up all our food before we leave the island.  Richard will have to eat very hardy tomorrow.  Hope he'll be hungry. 

Saturday, March 2, 2013

This was an exciting day at Little Cayman.  Richard left super early again to go fishing in the deep sea with Mike.  He said he would be home by 10:00 if nothing was biting.  He still wasn't home at 12:00 so I was hoping they were having some luck.  He arrived around 12:30 with a big smile and fish.  It was very exciting to hear the fish tales.  They had quite a time!  Richard caught a Mahimahi or some call it a Dolphin fish or a Dorado and a Red Hines.  They were both huge.  The Dorado was 36 inches plus and the Red Hines was about 18 inches.   They also got three Trigger fish.  What a day. 

Of course, I fixed fish for supper.  We had some of the Mahimahi and the Red Hines.  Boy, was it yummy.  We found out, if the fish are frozen, we can bring them home.  We will do this. 

The weather this morning was very still and cloudy.  After my breakfast and exercises, I headed outside to enjoy the beach.  Then I moved three or four loads of rock.  About 10:00 a slight breeze came up from the water.  By noon it was actually windy, straight from the north.  We still have a wind and the temperature is 73 degrees.  It will be a nice sleeping night.  Actually, I have slept perfect every night.



Here is Richard with his Dorado.



Richard with the Red Hines he caught.



We re-arranged the furniture on this side.  Now the sofa bed faces the windows.



The other sofa bed is still in it's same place.  Boy, we sure love our place.

 This afternoon we worked outside a little and burned our burn pile.  Glad that is gone.  We have started getting in the mindset of leaving.  Our new storage garage is ready and we are organizing where everything will go.     

Friday, March 1, 2013

Today we got up at 5:15 A.M.  Richard and Mike went fishing for Wahoo again.  They wanted to be out there before the sun came up, in the hope that Wahoo would want to eat at that time.  They came back empty handed.  They don't give up easy though, tomorrow they are trying again. 

I accomplished a lot while Richard was fishing.  I read my book for about 1/2 hour and then had my breakfast. ( I had made Richard his eggs but I waited until later to eat myself).  Then I put a load of wash in and did my exercises.  After hanging the laundry, I walked on our beach.  It was so beautiful out.  I sat in my beach chair about 45minutes.  It was the most beautiful morning you could ever imagine.  About 9:30 I headed to the airport to see about changing our flight time on Wednesday.  I wanted a later flight but nothing is available.  I'll check in a few days again.  On the way, there was Richard at Mike and Linda's.  They just finished fishing.  He followed my bike on his scooter.  After the airport, I stopped at the grocery store for a couple items.  Richard took them home while I did a little gift shop shopping at LCBR and SCC.  It was sure a fun morning. 

After lunch we went to the north side to snorkel.  Conditions were fabulous!  We had a great time.  Once home, we got cleaned up and re-arranged the furniture.  Tomorrow I'll post pictures of the new look.  We had an OK dinner.  Turns out they have gluten free pasta available at SCC now and this was pasta night.  I just found out AFTER dinner.  The menu was outstanding.  I hope they offer it next year also.  I must speak to the chef!

This is me snorkeling with a Horseyed Jack.  He circled around me and tried to bump my leg.  He was very large.  Wow!

This is a giant Angel fish.  The photo is at a bad angle.  It was so colorful.  It was about 2 and 1/2 feet long and 2 feet high.  What a find! 

Thursday, February 28, 2013

It was another perfect day at Little Cayman.  I woke up early and finally got up at 6:30.  Richard doesn't want me to get up early because he is on vacation and needs his beauty sleep.  There wasn't even a breeze and the water was smooth.  The water is forever changing.  I could just stare at it constantly.

 Richard hurried to the Tarpon Pond and had success today.  He sure seems to enjoy that place.  I did my exercises and then took my bike out again.  When I returned, I took my kayak out on that perfect water.  Boy was it peaceful.  I noticed Bruno was in their screen porch so I stopped by to say goodbye and wish him well in Aruba.  He leaves Little Cayman the day after we do. 

After lunch I exercised my hammock and then Richard and I headed to Point of Sand to snorkel.  We enjoyed the beautiful coral there and many colorful fish.  I am still waiting to find a turtle this year.  I don't know why they are avoiding me.

While I made dinner, Richard went out with his kayak and tryed to find us a lobster for dinner.  No luck.  Last year we found them on the reef but not this year.  This is the last day they could be taken.

Late evening now and the cool breeze is barely blowing.  It is nice and warm.  We don't need a darn winter coat!  The low temp. now is at 77 degrees.  We are going to have another beautiful day tomorrow.

We hung our beautiful mobile, a gift from Ginny and Sue, in the new bathroom.  After I paint the room a bright color, it will show up better.  Everywhere else we hung it, there was too much air movement from the fans and windows.  The air in this house is never still, it turns out.  What a beautiful piece of art!

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

We woke to a beautiful day here at Little Cayman once again.  The water was totally flat and  no breeze.  I was getting breakfast ready and the phone rang.  Did Richard want to go fishing for Wahoo in the open sea?  We hurried and ate and off he went.  I did housework and my exercises and then took my bike on a long ride and walked the beach again.  When I got back, I took care of my hammock.  Richard returned with no fish.  Sooner or later he will catch one of these elusive fish.

After lunch we went to the north side and snorkeled.  It was fantastic.  I just don't see how I can leave this place.  They got over 10 inches of snow in Ames today. 

This evening we went to SCC for Wet Your Whistle Wednesday.  We also stayed for dinner.  The evening is so beautiful.  It is so warm and the stars are so thick, I just want to stay outside all night.  What a lovely end to the day. This just can't get any better.

Here is a nice shot of our hammocks.



An updated shot of the house from the beach.



Our burn pile is showing on this shot of our beach.  This is our second one.  We already burned the first one.