ACICS Visit and the work ahead

The ACICS team completed their work Wednesday and left the Island yesterday but not before giving us a preview of their report which will be issued in about two weeks. It will involve a lot of citations a couple of which are major. They are not things that come as a surprise and it means we have to spend the next two months before the council meets to consider their report fixing those issues and drafting a response showing how they are being addressed. Katie's department came through with flying colors mine not so much and other parts of the college not so much. We had three straight 14 hour work days and that followed being in the office all weekend.

Tuesday evening I got away from the insanity of the team visit and made a presentation to the Rotary about our library that went very well. We are lining up help from several members including a Governor of the Rotary who was visiting from Washington D.C. and wants to talk to us about a large targeted grant for the library. One of our major citations was our library so this will help with our response.

Sunday is Katie's birthday and we are planning a trip to Sting Ray City to go snorkeling. It will be our first trip out to the sand bar. The only issue is the weather. The rainy season has hit full force and we have had a couple of weeks of sustained rains that have left lakes all over the Island. One lake has developed on the street we have to drive down every day to get into and out of our complex and it is growing so fast we are worried at some point our little car may flood. You don't get flash floods on Cayman because the rain is steady not huge quick downpours. We are really looking forward to Sting Ray City and seeing what all the talk is about. By the way no worries about a "Steve Irwin" these rays interact with hundreds of people a day and no one has ever come away with anything other than a gentle reminder that no one likes to be stepped on.