Mark and Terri's adventure started out like any other...we got them off the plane, and got lunch at Ala Kebob. (YUM!-best Gyro you will ever eat, I promise). We then took the 15 mile drive to West Bay to our apartment. We got them all settled in, and enjoyed the ocean front view from our patio. Throughout their trip we went to several of the beaches, our favorite being Cemetery Beach, which we went to a few times. We pretty much ate our way through the week as well enjoying some home cooked meals, but also, awesome meals at Tim Buc Tuu (ate breakfast there several times), Heritage Kitchen (ate there twice-best local food on the island, not kidding), Karma, Ortanique, Chimboco and The Greenhouse Cafe. On Eater Sunday we enjoyed a home cooked meal of Cayman Chicken, roast pumpkin and potatoes, callaloo, deviled eggs, and pumpkin sufflee for dessert. On Easter Sunday we also enjoyed the afternoon at Smith's Cove where we got to see the police being called on a group of Jamaicans that decided to drive their boat into the cove and anchor...BIG NO NO! That was quite exciting. We also enjoyed the beautiful water, and Caleb did some Kayaking. During the week we also went to Rum Point/Starfish Point, and to the Botanic Garden, which was beautiful. Lots of gorgeous flowers, and awesome Blue Iguanas! And, of course we went to The Turtle Farm, which was awesome as always! Who doesn't love playing with the little turtles! We also did some snorkeling at both Cemetery Beach and Eden Rock. Of course, poor me, got stung by a Jelly Fish at Eden Rock and decided not to get in the water the rest of the trip (I have gotten over it now...) We also enjoyed a casual visit or two to Hell, yes, Hell, Grand Cayman, there is such a place. And, it just so happened to be as hot as Hell the day we went (near 90 and humid). :-)
During their visit we enjoyed food, family and fun, oh, and Rum! We spent most of our nights just sitting on the porch talking and listening to the sounds of the sea crashing into the iron shore, while drinking some sort of rum concoction...ahhh paradise. At the end of the stay we were sad to see them go, but we happy that they had a great time, and can't wait until they come back again!!!
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After we said goodbye to the parents, we had 4 days to clean and get ready for cousin Trina! Caleb has only met his cousin Trina once, about 10 years ago, and I have never met her, so we were really looking forward to spending time getting to know her, and boy did we have a blast! We of course enjoyed the usual, beach and food! We went to West Bay Beach, Governor's Beach and Rum Point/Starfish Point. We enjoyed food from Tim Buc Tuu, Karma, Michael's, Margaritaville, and The Greenhouse Cafe. Trina also got to swim with the Dolphin Lucy and go horse back riding on the beach/in the water!! How cool is that?! We enjoyed our laid back nights relaxing and watching TV, or chatting on the porch getting to know each other better. Trina and I also enjoyed chilling by the pool, and our shopping trip in George Town! We did a short snorkeling trip to Eden Rock which was a lot of fun, and while Trina and I were shopping, Caleb swam with about 2 dozen Tarpon! And....of course, we went to the Turtle Farm!!! (The Turtle Farm really should start paying us since we keep bringing people) :) All in all we had a great time getting to Trina, and we hope she had just as fun getting to know us...now we just have to plan a trip to Seattle!!
P.S.-While Trina was here, I got a job working for Stepping Stones as a Staffing Consultant/Immigration Specialists! Yay! Work Hard, Play Hard! :-)P.P.S.-Our next Visitor arrives at the end of next week, Gilbert! Get ready to have fun Gilbert!!Che
Until next time...Cheers!
