Last weekend we headed over to the smallest of the three Islands in the chain, Little Cayman. With less than 200 people and over 2000 iguanas we were headed to a very secluded and quiet place that was still in mostly pristine condition. We went for four days of rest and relaxation at the Beach Resort on the western end of the 10 mile long Island. We did some biking on Saturday after we arrived to check out the western tip of the Island. The airport bisects the main road and you actually bike over the runway to get from one side to the other and continue on the road. On Sunday morning, we Kayaked out to Owen Island which is a couple of hundred yards off the southern coast and is small uninhabited Island. It was about a 25 minute Kayak and we were both pretty tired when we got to the Island. We spent about two hours out there exploring, swimming and snorkeling. We kayaked back to the resort and took a nap before lunch. When we got back Katie was a little pink but not bad. When we awoke she was bright red on pretty much all of the parts of her body that had been exposed to the sun. We learned later that because of the winds our sunscreen that we applied before leaving was only good for about an hour and not having taken any out with us we didn't have a chance to reapply. I was wearing a tee shirt and had a walking hat on even in the water so I only got slightly burned in a couple of places. Katie was burned bad enough that she was pretty much out of action the rest of the vacation.
We spent most of the next two days hanging out on the hammocks in the shade and reading. We had bought the full meal plan and the meals were incredible. The resort caters to divers and they need big meals since they burn so much on their dives. Katie said it reminded her of camp where everyone would get together for breakfast then go off for their morning activities, then come back for lunch and repeat in the afternoon with dinner being full of the "dive" stories. we both agreed that we need to get certified and do some diving.
Even with the unfortunate sunburning, it was a very relaxing couple of days. We plan to go back and see the rest of the Island sometime before we head back to the States. There are now just three weeks left in our Spring quarter and with no break before the Summer quarter begins things are moving fast and furious. The cats have beaten the ringworm and we havent had to deal with giving them medicine in a while. Katie is getting ready for her concert with the national choir on June 7 and we are looking forward to visits from various family members from each of our families in the next several weeks. Congrats to Stephanie, Katie's sister who will graduate shortly and is coming to visit us in july as our graduation present to her.
