Friday, February 28, 2014

It is the last day of February already.  Time sure does fly when on Little Cayman.  The weather was perfect again and we made the most of it.  We were up before 6:00 as Richard was going fishing again this morning.  He and Tom went out and caught a nice tuna.  We had some for dinner tonight.  We have been eating very well while here.

I did my exercises this morning and went on an early bike ride.  It is best to do those things very early.  When I got back I raked the beach.  It needed it as the island birch tree decided to drop it's leaves and litter them on my sand!  After that I read my book on the beach.  What a morning!!  

We ate an early lunch because at noon we met the guys on the north side.  Richard, Tom, Mark, and Bruce went lobster fishing and I snorkeled along.  Patty and Marcia decided not to but I didn't want to pass up a chance to snorkel at a new location.  It was great!  

On the way home we stopped and picked up a nice big piece of driftwood.  We have been looking for a long time for the right piece.  I am going to paint the name of our house on it and put it out front.  I'll call this my art project.  

The rest of my day I lounged around on my chair on the beach.  It was so beautiful out that I just had to relax.  

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Today I went out in the deep sea fishing boat with Richard first thing in the morning.  We had a day with only 1 mile an hour winds so the cut was very calm and the ocean swells were minimal.  The sky was cloudless and we fished for hours.  Finally Richard decided that was enough and removed his pole.  I felt a little tug on my line and it got more forceful so I announced I had a fish on.  It was exciting!  I handed the pole to Richard as I was afraid if it was a bigger fish that I could lose the pole.  He reeled it in and there it was, a trigger fish.  He was so cute!  I see them when I snorkel and just love them.  Of course, we put him back to swim free in the ocean.  It was fun to finally get a fish though.

It was a hot day here with no clouds and no breeze.  We sat on the beach when we got back on land and then had an early lunch and a nap.  What a hard life!  After nap time we went to the store for a few items and then did some projects.  Richard is putting in some cement/rock steps in the back.  He mixed up some cement and got to work.  I cleaned ceiling fan blades and a couple windows and then started painting the outside of the house.  When we did the concrete patio it messed up the house and shower paint.  I feel like I accomplished something today.  It was a fun day.

Below is a picture of a sea turtle we saw yesterday while snorkeling.  He got away from the camera a little but he is so cute that I am posting it anyway.

There he is at the top of the photo!  There was actually two of them.  We have been seeing a lot of turtles this year.  We even have seen a lot of them in front of our house.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

What a wonderful day!!  We slept in a whole hour longer than normal this morning.  I don't know what happened!  We just slept really well.  My bike ride and beach walk was fun and then when I got back there was a beautiful pelican and a pretty white egret right in front of the house.  I quick got the camera but by then they were further out in the water.  On the photo they look so small.

We had two big ships go by the house today.  That is fun to see!  One was so huge and it was moving really fast.

Tonight is Wet Your Whistle Wednesday at Southern Cross Club and we are heading there.  Afterwards we are going to The Hungry Iguana (Iggy's) for dinner and will watch the ISU basketball game there.

Our snorkel at the Bloody Bay area was really wonderful today.  Once again the water was perfect and we saw so many fabulous ocean critters.  This time we got to see a big beautiful turtle and a smaller one too.  There was a nice big angel fish, puffer fish, eagle rays and on and on.  I will post photos tomorrow as I am short on time right now!

Richard headed to the tarpon pond and hooked five tarpon this morning.  He loves that place!  It looks like somewhere in outer space!

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Here is a picture of Richard looking as happy as a kid!  He is holding the first lobster he has ever caught!  He and Tom went out this afternoon and got lucky.  We ate him for dinner tonight and he was delicious!

We had another day that was made for water play.  After I did some exercise and serious bike riding I settled in a beach chair and read my book. After lunch most of my day was spent in the water.  It was a very relaxing day.

Monday, February 24, 2014

My daily journal continues as I record my experiences and thoughts while spending a glorious 6 & 1/2 weeks here on Little Cayman.

Richard left early to fish on the boat this morning.  I still needed to make a batch of pancakes for the week and then finish kitchen duty.  I hurried through the rest of "housework" as I wanted to get on my bike ride early today.  The day was going to be extra warm as the breeze has died down.  My ride was great!  I think I'll do it again tomorrow.

After the fun bike ride and beach walk I needed to cool off.  The water was so calm and pretty so I changed to my suit and took my kayak out.  Cutie Pie was in the water too!  She/he was fishing right by our house.  I can get very close now and he even seems to recognize when I say his name.  If I was here long enough I would call him our pet.

I raked the beach a little after my kayak fun and then I settled in a hammock to read.  I may have fallen asleep for a bit.  It was that wonderful!

After lunch, we made a trip to the grocery store for supplies, a lot of which were things for the boat to keep it running.  The afternoon included some jungle removal, watering of the new cactus and other yard projects.
We sure kept busy.

Sunday, February 23, 2014

This weekend was a busy one here on Little Cayman.  Saturday morning after breakfast Richard and I  went  to the barge to finally retrieve our dining room furniture.  We managed to get it all on and in the vehicle and drove slowly home.  We love it.

After a hardy lunch Richard went out on the boat with Tom to try to catch that elusive Wahoo. They had a good time but still no fish!  I did a few things around the yard and was on my way to water the new little cactus we planted when Lou and Colin arrived with a giant cactus.  This thing is huge!  He pulled it out by lassoing it using a big fat rope and towing it out of the ground with his truck.   I started digging a hole for it at the entrance to our driveway.  Suddenly a young worked from next door appeared and quickly dug it for me.  He proceeded to remove the rope from the cactus and just picked it right up and put it in the hole.  It was amazing!  I filled in the dirt very carefully so as not to get stuck by a needle.  It is a beauty!  We all came in out of the sun to cool off after our big adventure.  What a day. 

Island friends had us over to dinner last night at their home.  Their was six of us and we sure had a fun time.  We got to bed later than usual last night.  

This morning Richard went fishing for lobster with Tom and Mark.  He has been wanting to do this for some time.  They managed to get a nice big one!  

The afternoon was very warm today with a beautiful blue sky.  I was lazy for awhile and then went to work clearing some jungle on our last section to be cleared.  We are finally seeing the end of the jungle tunnel!  It was some project!  We call it our fun work!

Friday, February 21, 2014

I woke up at Little Cayman again!  Thank heavens!  I sure slept good last night.  There was a nice breeze coming in the window on me all night long.  This morning I did my work out again.  I have been stiff and sore after the last work out.  Turns out I got out of shape in a hurry.  My muscles were getting lazy.  It is nice to have a break from my exercise routine at home though.  I did some work around the yard and beach and then just sat on my beach chair for the longest time.  It was so wonderful.  I was in the shade with a nice breeze blowing.  A little gecko was sitting on a rock by me the whole time.  He enjoyed it too.  Some of these little guys are so friendly and don't run away at all.

We are still waiting on our table and chairs.  Turns out they delivered only the cold goods this morning.  We stopped to pay Frankie before lunch and he said the barge would deliver dry goods this afternoon.  Another trip to the barge at 4:00 was a waste of gas also.  Then at 6:00 I got a call from Frankie's wife saying the barge was in.  We hurried over and sure enough there it was.  This is something to see!  We also got the chance to see the sun setting into the ocean.  Very pretty.  Frankie was there also but decided not to open the containers until morning.  So we came home empty handed again.  If it wasn't for getting my table & chairs I would say I am getting tired of driving to the barge!

This afternoon I worked on a new area of our beach.  We are starting an expansion!  While I was out I noticed our bird was in the water by the beach.  I took some photos of him.  Here he is just after he caught a little fish and ate it.  He is so adorable!  I should probably name him.  How about "Cutie Pie"!

We stopped and visited some neighbors down the road from us today.  They have some beautiful flowers and cactus on their property.  They wanted us to take a few so we did.  We are excited to plant them.  Thank you Lou and Colin!

Tonight, after dark I sat out on the beach.  The bugs were not out and it was so peaceful!  I love the water when dark outside.  This water is always taking on a new look.