by Katie [because Scott is sweeping the apartment right now:) ]After meeting this morning with the acting registrar, Scott and I decided to head out farther than before and make it all the way around the bend of the island, out to the North side.
Side note: We discovered during lunch how quickly the ants will move in. During lunch one of the sunflower seeds Scott had on his salad dropped without us knowing. It couldn't have been more than two or three minutes before Scott noticed a trail of ants and we discovered they had found that seed and were going for it. We swept, again, under the table but even after going to the beach, the ants are in force trying to find something under that table. The ants, dirt, and sand are all reasons why we have to do a full sweep every single night.
Anyways, after lunch, we started to drive. We stopped in at East End Lighthouse (not really a lighthouse but just a GPS station). It is the only thing labeled as a lighthouse on the island so we had to go and get lots of pictures for Scott. (There is actually an old lighthouse up there with the light removed behind the new GPS tower and a lot of historical markers so I had a blast-Scott)
We made it around the East End of the island and Scott stopped in at the Reef Resort to get a different date for our anniversary celebration since we weren't able to do it last weekend. We found Rum Point, which has a great beach with nice sand, good water, sand volleyball, a restaurant, bathrooms, etc. All of that meant that there were a lot of people; again, me and lots of people don't mix. In wandering back we found Cayman Kai public beach and chased away the couple that was getting out of their car (it is funny the people who you can tell are looking for an empty beach and will drive till they find one, like us!)
Cayman Kai beach was perfect. The beaches that we have found on the East End are usually framed by bits of beach that aren't sand. There are huge limestone deposits that create really rocky areas where it isn't safe to swim but this beach had a small area where you could get into the water between the rocks. We walked through the seaweed, which feels really weird on your toes, and then swam out to the bright blue part. The thing that amazed me was the lack of depth perception in the water because of the clarity of the water!! We swam out to get away from the seaweed and you could see everything on the bottom of the ocean. Then, as you put your legs down, you get a big shock because it is too deep to stand!! It is very strange to be able to see everything in water that is deeper than you are tall! (I used goggles which made it much easier on my eyes and I got to follow a school of fish around, the water is truly incredible-Scott).
We had dinner at a chinese restaurant on the main road from George Town and discovered that it is being moved to Savannah when the new road comes in about a month from now, so whenever we need our chinese food fix we have a place.
We can't wait for people to start to come and visit. As we explore more of the island, we keep seeing things that we want to share with all of you. Hurry up and come!!
