Blogs from Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Central America Caribbean - page 8

We have gone to Cayman's pretty much every year since 1995 or so with the exception of a few years right after the hurricane. November of 2011 was our third visit to the Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman. This resort has become one of our favorites in all of the Caribbean for both accomodations and food. Our first visit was a deal we got the last minute when we had to cancel the Four Seasons Emerald Bay due to a mosquito illness outbreak of some sort. We stayed on the club level at a resonable price for this resort approximately 5000.00 for the week. However, you really did not need to go out to eat as the club level at the Ritz is five servings a day that pretty much run into each other. Note: The Caymans ... read more

Day of Departure Flight is scheduled for 1:05, but since it is international, a 2 hour arrival window is 'suggested'. We got to the airport about 10:45, made it through security with normal delays (My insulin pump in hand through the body scanner). All other stuff in the baskets. Get dressed again, shoes on, and go down to wait for the plane to board. Passport checks, we are good to go. Mike and Gail are leaving Indianapolis and are scheduled to arrive an hour or so before us, so they can get groceries and stuff before we land. Opps, a landing light on the wing is out, so they are grounded in Indy until a new light is found (this is a daylight flight right? and don't you have light bulbs on hand for times like ... read more

Its a funny story on how we decided to go on vaction to the Grand Cayman Island. When I get a little down time at work I like to look for web cams. I found the web cam at the Royal Palms on Seven Mile Beach. The Royal Palm is a grill and bar that caters to the cruise crowds. I watched this web cam at work everyday for 4 years. I was finally able to reserve a timeshare on Grand Cayman. We flew from DFW to Georgetown via Atlanta and rented a car. Our car was a LH steer even though they drive on the LH side of the road. It was a little difficult to see down the road but we managed. We drove directly to the Morritt's resort on the far North East ... read more

I visited with the Jave family for most of my stay in Toronto. Carl’s nephew, Joshua, was so happy to see his uncle. We also managed to meet up with a bunch of friends – Alex, Steve, Alistair, Brishen, Joanne, Beth and Richie. Carl talk me walking around half the city including the University of Toronto (UofT), the Art gallery of Ontario (AGO) and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). The dinosaur fossils section was particularly well presented. We had some fabulous meals including Lobster and Chinese Food. I managed to find a special present for Ann that she will have to wait for until I get back. We left for the Cayman Islands on a Friday. We flew over Varadero, Cuba during the flight. We walked out from the airport to Georgetown where Carl enjoyed his ... read more

Good day ashore with morning visiting turtle reserve . In the bus we catch a glimpse of the islands wealth, hidden behind high walls, secluded drives and palm trees. Pick up local freesheet newspaper with an intriguing story about harvesting organs for transplants and I wonder if this is the new growth area for the Cayman Islands. Certainly medical tourism must be on the agenda. The story relates to a change in legislation on the island which would allow donors to give kidneys rather than have to go to mainland America for a transplant. But there are plans by an Indian doctor to build a state of the art hospital on the island complete with an offshore hospital ship . It appears that the Grand Cayman is not subjected to the same strict medical legislation as ... read more