Goodbye Grand Cayman!
The Turtles reluctantly left the shores of Grand Cayman yesterday. They had a fabulous two weeks in a fabulous country.
They ate rum cake (the local specialty and really yummy), the played on the beach, they swam in the blue waters and lounged about. The last afternoon was spent on lilo’s (air mattresses), floating in the sea. Tiny had her water wings on and she happily climbed from one lilo to the next, splashing about in the water in between. As the Turtles lay there chatting, they realized that they were, with the exception of one lady sitting far away, the only people on the beach and in the sea. It was very quiet and they could see a rain storm approaching from the land. They were still admiring the rainbow that appeared behind the palm trees when a school of fish swam passed, jumping out of the water, dashing by. The wind picked up and they were about to get out of the water when the storm turned and went the other way.
A lovely way to spend their last day in Paradise.
The next day they flew back to the Bahamas to board a three week cruise. They had problems with their visas (as you sometimes do when you carry a little green passport) and there was a very real possibility that they would be denied boarding. Myrtle reviewed documents that they obtained from all sorts of sources to ensure that their story was straight but, in the mayhem that ensues when you unload suitcases, strollers, baby and all sorts, she their documents in the taxi! Disaster! To Tony’s credit – his jaw set in a disappointed (read: furious) grimace but not once did he utter one resentful word. Myrtle was extremely relieved when they were allowed to board without documents or explanations and especially relieved with Tony’s jaw relaxed… If the roles were reversed Myrtle would possibly not have been as graceful about the situation. Even after almost 12 years of married life (and 18 years as a couple) can you learn from your partner…
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