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Day 323, 23 May 2013, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - Home to sunshine, diving, banks and money laundering.... US$ actually being made of linen rather than paper, they actually do wash exceedingly well. We know this because a couple of singles were in James's back pocket during a dive and they have dried out crisp and new. Must be that Caymanian water... But seriously folks, it was a pleasure to be on an island where they drive on the right side of the road (that of course being the LEFT!) The ability to cross the road naturally without fear of squashings was incredible - the joys of an English heritage and a Commonwealth country (that means though they are independent and have their own money - Cayman Island Dollars - the Queen is still on the currency). It was a tendering port (which means a separate boat pulls up at the big ship and takes us to the pier). Usual waiting around for the chronologically challenged then it was a five minute drive to the dive resort. We suspect they've had a few safety issues over the years because they gave an extensive "shore" briefing consisting of how to fill out a standard Liability Release form. ("In the section that says 'name' you need to fill in your name...") Then an exceedingly thorough boat briefing. It was a relief to eventually get in the water and go diving for a very safe period of time. Nice enough, but not a patch on Roatan Island yesterday. We enjoyed a stroll around Georgetown after the diving and then managed to get on board fairly smartly due to some strategic queue jumping (our experiences in Jordan come in handy frequently). We checked out a new bar after dinner - completely accidentally - essentially just got lost on Deck 4 and found a live Latin quartet - cut the rug with some rumba/salsa moves and then moved smartly to get to the Venetian Theatre on time - Entertainment this evening was a production show featuring the music of the 60s, 70s, 80s - fun enough, but the comedy show afterwards was hilarious - a comedian called Percy Crews - he kicked off by saying he'd been for a walk around the pool and people, please, clothe yourselves! Be you man or woman, at 400 pounds (200kg).... the bikini is NOT your friend. Amen to that - losing our eyesight on a daily basis whenever we stroll near the pool. Hugely funny bloke and kept up his routine despite being pawed, heckled and chatted to by a blonde lady in the front row. For the whole show. Here's hoping someone recorded her performance. Loving live comedy. After all - so much better than dead comedy! Can't believe tomorrow is rest day - woo hoo!
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