Blogs from Cayman Islands, Central America Caribbean - page 4

We were in Grand Cayman in 2014, so are happy this time to do our own thing, rather than doing something organised by the ship. Grand Cayman has strong connections with Britain / UK. There are six big cruise ships in dock today and ours is the last to arrive. It is 11.00am by the time we get off the boat. We head off to the public bus station and are soon on our way to a little village we have heard about called Hell. Your eyes are not misleading you. This village had grown up around a small area of strange looking volcanic rock looking very much like a lunar landscape. They have a quaint village post office that can post mail with a Hell post stamp, and can also do passport stamps, which we ... read more

Today is our last day on Brac. Our young Italian neighbors have gone diving so we get to continue our usual routine. So off we went to the beach side gazebo in skivvies and pjs. The winds have diminished but there's still a chop on our side of the island. Our breakfast was whatever was left in the fridge...so thankful we had coffee!!! We walked the beach looking for bundles of money or contraband....anything of value that may have fallen out of a Jamican drug runners boat in yesterday's Nor'easter....wishful thinking but looking for a way to avoid going home to the rat race and facing the eldercare issues waiting for us. The lady from the car rental agency called...wondering what time she can come by to take the credit card info....I wanted to say 5pm....our ... read more

I woke up at 3:30 am this morning, came downstairs to shut windows...thought I heard thunder. Wind was blowing like crazy!!!! When we got up, we could see white caps in the water off the beach...WOW!!! Seas were predicted to be 4-6', winds 15-20 knots, small craft warnings too! I couldn't believe the size of the waves crashing onshore...took lots of photos and videos...couldn't wait to see how it was at the swimming hole and south side. If it was big waves on the normally calm south side then it was the perfect day to check out the blow holes at the eastern end of the island. We finished up the bacon and coconut bread...will miss that...looks like we'll have enough coffee for our last day tomorrow. I did a load of laundry, had to hang ... read more

Yesterday (Saturday) was a lazy day, started with our new morning routine of breakfast beachside under the gazebo...Fred in his skivvies, me in my PJs. The apartment in the main house won't have renters until Wed. so our routine is safe for a few more days. I did laundry...clothesline is electrical wire strung between two coconut trees in our backyard. We plugged in the hot tub on our bedroom deck...its a small soft sided spa, the jets work and I set the temp to 93 F so it'll still be refreshing. There was a water delivery...a company on island delivers fresh water...they filled the underground cistern so no water worries here. We use bottled water for drinking and coffee because the tap water has a slightly off taste. Fred is still deaf in one ear....no its ... read more

We made breakfast at the cottage...bacon, etc all imported from the U.S.....the 12 oz package of Eight O'Clock ground coffee won't last very long but it sure tasted good. Forgot to get Bailey's for our coffee...will have to see how expensive it is...the large bottle of Yellow Tail wine we bought here was $22.75...crazy!!! We sat out on the upstairs deck off our bedroom...in the shade, nice breeze and view of the Caribbean Sea...perfect! Fred did the kitchen cleanup, and we decided now was the best time to call our car insurance company and file a claim. The Magic Jack app worked well, the insurance company took all the pertinent info and said a claims person would contact us within two business days...well at least he didn't say we weren't covered. Time to move on!!! We ... read more