Our adventures in Grand Cayman: March 2013

We had our first house guests arrive on February 14th for 10 days of fun in the sun (and fun in the cold as we had a cold front come through). My daddy (Freddy) and my sister, her husband and 4 children (Stacey, Micah, Aaron, Noah, Alora and Isaiah) all came down from Virginia. Stacey and Micah had the spare bedroom, daddy had a blow up mattress, Alora had the love seat and the boys traded off with the other blow up mattress and the couch. It may sound like a lot of people in a 2 bedroom apartment, but it worked out wonderfully!! I think everyone had a wonderful time. I know I did!!! The first day we just relaxed by the pool and enjoyed the view from our apartment. For dinner we had the Heritage Kitchen fish fry. If you live in Grand Cayman, or visit, you MUST try Heritage Kitchen. It is SO good! The Coconut grouper is to DIE for!! The next day, Caleb had to work, so I took everyone to Cemetery Beach. It was a beautiful warm sunny day. The water was beautiful (until the afternoon when the tide started picking up), but all in all we had a wonderful day! Alora, Stacey and Noah went snorkeling for the first time, so that was really cool!! Sunday was a blustery cold day. Probably the coldest day we have had since moving to the island. Church was wonderful. Alora called it "the happy, clappy church" :-) After church we went to Rackham's and enjoyed the cold breeze while watching the huge waves crash against the Harbour. After lunch we took them to check out Smith Cove and South Sound. The waves were so big! Monday the weather was better, but not great. But we did get to go to Governor's Beach. It was still chilly, so not everyone got in the water. :-) We ended the day by eating Sushi at Karma...YUM! Tuesday we got to go swim with the Dolphins at Dolphin Cove. That was a ton of fun!!! We all had a great time! Tuesday night dad stayed home with the kids and Stacey, Micah, Caleb and I had a double date at Ortanique. All I have to say about the food is, "WOW". It was delicious! The cheese plate and ceviche for starters, and then I had jerk chicken pasta and Caleb had a game hen and Stacey and Micah shared the Bouillabaisse. It was delicious. Again, if you are on island, or are visiting, go to Ortanique, you will not be disappointed! So good! Wednesday I honestly cannot remember what we did. HAHA. But, I am sure we had a great time. Thursday we went to Smith's Cove and had a great time snorkeling and playing in the water, and ended the day eating at Macabuca. Friday was another really fun day because we went to the Turtle Farm. That is such a cool place! Where else can you pick up turtles, and swim in a lagoon??! I think the Turtle Farm is probably one of the top 5 things I have ever done...such a cool experience! Stacey, Noah, Caleb and I went on a sunset snorkeling swim at Macabuca. It was amazing. We saw so many awesome fish. Caleb also free-dived to about 75 feet and busted a blood vessel in his eye (yuck!) Friday for dinner we ordered Tim Buc Tuu and chilled at the apartment since we had such a log day of Turle fun :-) Saturday Caleb had to work, so I decided to take the gang to Rum Point, Starfish Point and Blow holes. The weather was perfect, the water was clear, and we had an awesome time! We ended the day with Margaritaville! Sunday was their last full day on island as they were leaving Monday afternoon. It was a sad day as no one wanted to leave the next day. We went to church, came home at lunch and then went snorkeling at Eden Rock. Again, the fish were amazing. I hadn't seen so many fish at Eden Rock before. Even Isaiah and Micah joined us in the fun! Sunday night we had dinner at Chimboco. I cannot tell you how great it was to have my family down here to experience this beautiful island! As you can see by the pictures below, we all had a wonderful time. I can't wait til they come back! I think after the cold weather they have had since returning the Virginia, they are already ready to come back! Now Caleb and I are gearing up for our next visitors, his parents! Until next time, I hope all of you are doing well! Who wants to come for a visit!? (seriously) :-)

Cemetery Beach