Nov 3-9, 2013
Our last warm trip pre-baby is to Grand Cayman. The warmth and sun are welcome during the cool autumn at home. Ryan attended a medical conference and dived as much as possible. He has been working steadily on his dive master certification in Ohio.
Our home base at the Westin along 7 Mile Beach.
7 Mile Beach is a great place to watch the sunset.
Just the two of us…and the bump.
Relaxing on the beach chairs watching the sun go down.
Good night sun.
While Ryan dived this morning, I hopped on a bus to check out Georgetown. There were 4 cruise ships in port today, which made for a bustling downtown. I enjoyed the National Museum and found some treasures at the gift shop.
I will not tire of this view...
Our neighbors/friends/co-worker joined us today for the rest of the week, Greg and Lara.
I want to be where the talk of the town is about last night when sun went down…one of my favorite Jack Johnson lyric lines.
While Ryan and Greg went to the conference this morning, Lara and I ventured to Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Gardens. We were greeted by this blue iguana in the parking lot.
Found this frog on a railing during our stroll.
A juvenile iguana.
Nightly view from our balcony.
This morning Lara and I ventured out on a little mangrove tour via kayak. I rained pretty hard, but at least we were cool and thank you dry bag I bought at the hotel gift shop for keeping my Nikon dry!
The two of us back at the dock.
This cool little creature is commonly known as a Sea Squirt, they filter the water. If you lightly squeeze, water shoots out of little pores.
We took a sunset catamaran sail to Rum Point.
Nice night for a sail although the planned 45 minute journey took about 90 minutes.
Not a bad place to watch the sun setting.
My best efforts to catch the full moon rising look like this trippy scene.
Today marks the beginning of Pirates' Week in Grand Cayman, here they are "taking over the town."
Today the four of us packed in the little rental and toured the island. Pedro St. James 'Castle', an important Grand Cayman home from colonial times.
A pretty purple flower that looked similar to a milkweed near the Blowholes.
Greg and Ryan getting awfully close to the Blowholes. This rocky shore is called Ironshore, made of fossilized coral as the tectonic plates shifted and the islands of Grand Cayman rose from the sea floor to the surface many, many years ago.
Wreck of the Ten Sails park, a memorial for 10 ships that wrecked on the eastern reef as part of a convoy from Jamaica to the United States and Great Britain. Local residents braved the stormy weather and were able to save all but eight of the ships' crew members on February 8, 1794. You can still see the ships stuck on the reef. Amazing they are still there after over 200 years!
Well, after watching Sparty get beat by the Buckeyes last night (at least it was at a beach bar), we are on our way home. Goodbye and thanks for a lovely week away Grand Cayman.
