Day 2 of London. 27 degrees & sunshine again in lovely London! What a great day to sightsee and people watch. London has left a very positive impression on us. It has so much history & architecture of course, but the people is what has really fascinated us. It feels very chic, cultured & hip. Gorgeous guys in tailored suits, and the men are not afraid to wear pink here. Women in trendy, ultra high heels and in every style. We saw Trafalgar square, the changing of the guard, Buckingham Palace, St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the Tower of [View Full Entry]

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Day 1. Just a short boring note to let you all know we've made it safely to London and the weather is great! A damp day in Moncton, with a forecast of rain through the week and into the weekend. Fog as thick as pea soup through the Cobequid pass, but it clears soon enough and traffic on a Tuesday night is light so we make great time. Once in Halifax, Curtis makes friends with airport security, see pic of the special attention he received. :P We take off at midnight on time. This had to be the biggest non military [View Full Entry]

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Since some people still don't know about this adventure back in May of this year.... I woke up on a saturday morning, rolled over to look out the window and saw clear blue skies. The forecast had been for showers & a thunderstorm. What was I going to do to enjoy this little break in the crappy weather? Check out the beach? ... I felt it wasn't enough, still not alot of people around I thought. I wanted to do something special, something just for me ... that's it, it's the first weekend of skydiving and I've been wanting this for [View Full Entry]

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The last days in paradise. Shopping anyone? Perfumeries for my scent of the day and I got my MAC makeup ...happy dance! I finally get my turtle burger and it is worth the wait. I move to D's house in George Town as we have left 7 Mile Beach for good. It's a beautiful house with roosters that roam the neighborhood and wake me in the morning... Everyday is the same beautiful weather... This cold knocked some energy out of me so I passed up the opportunity to head back to Senor Frogs. I can still enjoy the weather. I'm still [View Full Entry]

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Day 6: Fireworks on the beach. New Year's Eve … My cousin & I head to World Gym for a Power Yoga class, walking distance from 7 Mile Beach. The instructor looks East Indian, dark skin & hair, pretty girl but she spends way too much time staring at herself in the mirror rather than watching the class. My muscles are a little sore from that work out, but good tunes. Some of the other family members are going to a turtle farm, I’m not interested unless we’re eating them. So we stroll down 7 Mile beach back towards George Town [View Full Entry]

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Day 4: Snorkelling off Paradise. I saw a fly today, "hi there, I know you". Seen some weird bugs but very few bugs at all and there are Geikos too (at least I think that's what they are). Small enough to fit in your hand and curled tail, cute. I just never have my camera around when I spot them. Everybody says hi here! Not just the locals either, friendlier than even at home in the maritimes. We head to Paradise Restaurant to do some snorkelling. The water is about 30 feet from the main street. See pic below of the [View Full Entry]

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Day 5: Pirates in the Caribbean. We went shopping in George Town (a few miles down the road from 7 mile beach) across from the snorkeling…outdoor malls & duty free shops. There are more people today as the cruise ships are in port (although there is no port)….I saw some really cool stores, like the one that sells swords, medieval replicas, shields, plate mail… After awhile everyone else heads back, my cousin & I can have fun on our own. So we decide to stop for a bite to eat at Senor Frog’s. Hardly anyone around so we sit on the [View Full Entry]

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Day 7: R&R for New Year's Day. I've caught a cold so while the others go touring the island, I stay home to nap and rest on the beach. The water is so warm, 27 degree (80 F) for today as an example, never this warm back home. You can see why the night time dips have been so appealing. I can hear people chatting about the storms in the US and I've seen your pics from our Canadian winter, glad I'm here. We had one morning where it showered just enough to dampen the ground, clouds and rain in [View Full Entry]

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Day 3: Sunday chez Cousin D. My cousin D lives in Grand Cayman and is a Cayman citizen, lucky him! He's the reason we are all here. I have something to learn from him... So my friends ask yourself, what's keeping you from living your big dreams? So I went to church...pentecostal, in a sea of beautiful dark faces all dressed in their sunday best like you would do for church on easter sunday. Little boys not even school age in pressed shirts & ties. Little girls in organza dresses & ribbons in their hair. An alter decorated with big red [View Full Entry]

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Day 2: Stingrays & bikinis. Our first full day on the island... where do I even start? Let me say some stories & pictures will not be shared here...some will be saved to be shared in person for the people nearest & dearest to me :) So this morning we head out to our boat. We have a boat just to ourselves, the water is spectacular turquoise, the waves have beautiful white peaks. The homes along the wharf are a colorful series of pastels. We head a number of miles out offshore... to swim on a dune with the stingrays. I [View Full Entry]

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