Good-bye Cayman...till next time

Farewell to Cayman in photos.

Thank you to everyone who followed my Blog. It is a way for me to journal my trip and also share the experience with others. I love to do it.

"Live life to the fullest" and have fun!!!!

This was my favourite meal during our trip to Cayman. Seared tuna steak with veggies and mashed plantain.....don't make that face until you try it.......Yummy!

Sunset over Cayman on our last night.

The hat Debbie finally decided on after trying on about 20 in Cayman.....Good for you Debbie!

Ocean at Governor's Beach were we snorkelled on our last day. Beautiful, vast, turquoise water. With a ton of fish!!! As well as other "critters?"

Sea urchin shells at Coral Sands.

These funny 'black birds' have the most beautiful songs. Not so polite to vacationers.....this one 'pooped' on Debbie's Nap sack.

Lunch at Margaritaville!

Debbie trying on my 'cover-up.' She decided she needed something to lounge in as well and thus the shopping adventure began......

Decisions....decisions....

Donna even tried one on.....

And the winner is.....the peach one......

Enjoy your week in Cayman Debbie.

What the heck is that?

This is a fish that Donna spot on the coral on our last day snorkelling. It hide under the sand and started to move away from us when we got too close. I video taped this because we had no idea what the heck it is. Stingray....I don't think so. You can see it's eyes while it moves in the sand.

Last full day in Cayman

As you read this, we are climbing into our own beds back at home. We had an uneventful flight and beautiful landing....settling back into our routines in a day or so.

Debbie has remained in Cayman for an extra week as many of you know she is officially RETIRED!!!!

We really had a great 'last full day' in Cayman.

Shopping, of course to begin, in Georgetown. Having already packed our snorkel gear we headed straight from shopping to Governor's Beach. Beautiful sandy 7 mile beach.

We all went out in the pouring rain and had a wee bit of trouble finding
the fish at first. Leave it to Donna and Tammy to find an incredible 'aquarium' of fish near a huge coral reef. Seriously, as you can see by the pictures, they were literally in our faces. An incredible assortment of colours and different ones surrounded us. We spent a great deal of time there.

Karen, Deb and I went in.....we were tired because it was a long ways out, and Donna and Tammy stayed out longer.

They were rewarded by spotting a stingray not far from shore. Tammy got a lot of great pictures of it.

Some people we spoke with have never seen a sea turtle or stingray ever while snorkelling! We have been blessed to have seen both.

We ended our evening with a delicious dinner out at the place we started our vacation, The Nautilus. Right on the ocean.

Donna and I topped the night by each winning the dice game. Oh yeah!!!

Funny Signs or T-shirts Part 4

Ok....a local lady was looking at me kind of funny while I was taking this picture...but Karen and Deb found it and we thought it was hilarious.

A very successful lawyer no doubt.

Jelly Fish cream

Ok....so I made fun of this 'Jelly Fish cream' in a funny package earlier on in our vacation.....

Well...I have been stung again, nasty looking, by jelly fish and this is what the Pharmacist told me to use?

It is a dark green, thick jelly....hmmmmm....that you rub on the affected area and it is supposed to help. There is aloe, camphor oil, menthol, in it. Strong smelling...great!

I did that before bed and looked like I had been attacked by seaweed??? It was all over. Rinsing it off after you have rubbed it in is the next step....

This morning, my legs are still red and welted but not as 'angry' looking. Funny thing, we can't even see the jelly fish that sting us. On wavy days, they get pushed into shore. You feel little 'zaps' or stings that leave welts.

Now...before you get scared of jelly fish....I am here to tell you that they do not look like the green guy on the package.......hope that helps....

Fun with T-shirts!!!

OMG!!! We laughed so hard about these great shirts Karen and Debbie found......

Adventures in Georgetown

Breezes in Georgetown is a great restaurant, right on the main road, and the view are sweeping of Georgetown. It was cool and we had a table outside, on the second floor. With a bird's eye view of everything.

Yummy nacho and a sample plate shared between three of us was still tons of food.

Waiting for our Blizzard's....oh yeah!!

Our new pet.....we haven't seen any this big!! But this is definitely the only one I will pet!!

The view, from Breeze's, of the harbour. A bit of an intimidating cloud on the water. No snorkelling for this puppy yesterday.....

This is 'one' of the line ups for the cruisers to get back onto their ships? As we sip on our drinks, we say good-bye....farewell....lalalalalala.....You know the song....

Flowers of Cayman

Coconuts?

This local man had a great idea.....there were 5 cruise ships in Port. Lots of tourist everywhere. It was hot and humid.

Coconuts! He was peeling, cutting off the top, and popping in a straw for a refreshing, cooling, tasty coconut drink....we saw a lot of people with them around town.

Smart fellow.

Funny Signs or T-shirts Part 3

Irish Pub in Georgetown?

Today is our last full day in Cayman. Boo hoo. We have had such an awesome time here. The weather has been exceptional. Snorkelling almost every day was amazing. Tammy and I walked about an hour, most mornings, before it would get too hot. Which really woke and geared us up for the day.

We have enjoyed delicious meals everywhere. When we have cooked at home, as well as restaurants we have gone to. Always friendly staff. The people of Cayman say hi as they walk by. A very welcoming island.

It has been great to catch-up with the regular 'returnies' to Coral Sands and we have enjoyed many, many, laughs with them.

All of us, Karen, Tammy, Donna, Deb and I have won one game of dice! I think we have one more game in us to take the title?

Deb did finally find a hat and purchased it!

Another trip to Dairy Queen was in order yesterday....yummy! It was the only rainy, humid day.

I have been going through my pictures and my Blog. These pictures were not posted as I may have been excited about something else that day and went in a different direction.

This is our evening out for all-you-can-eat fish and chips at the Fidel Murphy's Irish Pub. The fish was huge! Chips delicious. The setting was reminiscent of our UK pub adventures. Loved it.

Tammy and I...'dancing machines.'