Blogs from Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Central America Caribbean - page 5

Cayman Islands My hotel room was quite comfortable and it was easy to just kick back and wait for life to happen. Despite all my internet searches I could not find a cheaper hotel. Thank goodness Cathy Church, the noted underwater photographer and environmentalist, has a studio within walking distance. I decided to take a photography class. Oops! Everyone there was busy preparing for her Photo Fest, a week long photography seminar starting the following week. A very nice photography instructor named Jim managed to squeeze me in for a ninety minute class two days later. We planned to focus on editing, using Adobe photoshop Lightroom, as well as sorting and organizing photos. I was looking forward to that. When I got back to my hotel I saw some divers on the beach near our parking ... read more

The Traveler Why do we do what we do? What leads us on our journey in life? I am a traveler. In my golden years my life choices, and gifts from the universe, have enabled me to follow a trail to enchanting places with names that somehow resonate in my soul. As a child sitting on my grandfathers’ knee I listened to the popular music of the times. I loved “Rings on my fingers, bells on my toes, elephants to ride upon…” and “The Wayword Wind is a restless wind…” I read fairy tales which were often set in far off kingdoms with elaborate tents and camels and women in beautiful flowing clothes. Children ‘s picture books introduced me to more fascinating cultures, and tales like Mrs. Rumphius pointed the way to exploring the globe. In ... read more

We consider ourselves very fortunate, as we have been to each of the 50 states in the U.S. and 55 countries around the world. This of course makes us mere babes in the field of travel because so many of our friends have been to 75 or 100 countries. Our goal is to someday reach 100 countries but alas, we are in no hurry. It will happen. The shared goal is to enjoy the journey, each country, each experience and each new person. From time to time we chuckle when friends or fellow travelers go off on tangents about how to travel. Some, if not many can get rather condescending. We find the ego a funny thing when it comes to this subject. From reading hundreds of travel blogs on this site and in travel magazines ... read more

Grand Cayman – Cruise Ship Central We arrive in Grand Cayman 1hr 10 mins after taking off from Miami International Airport (MIA). The irony is that we fly across Cuba to get here (Cuba is where we really want to go – GC is really the entry and exit point for us but we’ve decided to spend a few days R&R here before and after Cuba as it’s supposed to be stunning. We are unable to fly to Cuba direct from the USA due to the very childish behaviour of both countries over many years! The airport at GC is very small and looks more like a large bungalow. It’s tropical, clean and basic with good Tourist info. It’s Sunday and we don’t realise that the main shops are all closed – so it’s eating out ... read more

Greetings land-dwellers! I am officially a man of the sea now. I live in my own cabin in the hull on the 4th deck, starboard side, midship, I work in the Stardust Theatre, forward, eat in the staff or crew mess, run topside around the track, and watch dolphins surf the waves off the bow. Boom, ship talk, it's like real talk, but with tropical water. It's been seven days since I stepped on the ship, and this is the story thus far... Wednesday: I arrived on the ship after a few flights from Toronto through Atlanta to Miami the previous day and then one more to Belize in the morning. I went straight to Belize city to catch the tender boat and caught my first glimpse of the Jewel. It was docked five miles out ... read more