When I was clearing in at the Customs office the other day I met a local guy named Johnny. We were in the small waiting room and within probably two minutes of chatting we discovered we’d both been to Palmerston Atoll. It’s not often that you meet anyone that has … Read More
Hanging out on Little Cayman
The Little Cayman Beach Resort is kind enough to let us use their dock and hang out on their beach while we watch the winds whip us around. Their dive boats are sitting out on the moorings unused, and the tourists who no doubt spent a fortune to get here … Read More
Little Cayman Wind
We arrived on Little Cayman on Saturday. On Tuesday afternoon I finally went ashore and checked in with Customs. On Wednesday the whole family stepped ashore for the first time since the previous Friday. The kids had been on the boat for five days and thought nothing of it. They … Read More
The Little Cayman Run
Stingray City was fun enough to warrant a second trip out there in the dinghy. We go as much for the people watching as we do for the stingrays. It’s also just fun for the kids to be standing on a sandbar a mile or so from land. The guy … Read More
Cayman Snorkeling
To be honest, on land, the Cayman Islands aren’t our kind of place. Everything is insanely expensive, especially for those of us that have grown so accustomed to Central America’s prices. Hamburger and fries, $18. Case of beer, $60. Three mile taxi ride (no Ubers), $20. The grocery store is … Read More
Cayman Crossing
I was up early and waiting outside the Immigration office on Boxing Day. We would have preferred to leave around two in the morning so we could arrive in the Caymans before nightfall of the second day, but we needed our clearance papers from Honduras before we could go. Fortunately … Read More
Island Christmas
Like parents everywhere, we were up early on Christmas morning. Pitch black outside. Kids get stockings to open while the coffee brews, and once the first cups are poured the main event can begin. The kids got everything on their three-wish lists from Santa, and an extra or two from … Read More
Christmas Eve
I’m sorry, but we just think having a monkey climbing around on our boat is the coolest thing. How many places in the world could you experience this? Still in the grips of steady rains, we discovered a leak in a cabinet. The house was torn apart and of course … Read More
Christmas Prep
The annual tradition of writing out Christmas lists to mail off to Santa continues. The kids, thanks to a Berenstain Bears book we read them when they were little, have always believed that they shouldn’t ask him for more than three things. Anything more and they would come across as … Read More
Monkeying Around
With a bit of rough weather on the way we decided to move around the island and stop in at the marina we visited last season to see friends and sit out the rain. There is only one fuel dock here in Roatan, so before moving to bays further on … Read More
First Dive
Birthday fun and family visit were both over with, and it was time to get back to normal life again. We’d been promising the kids they could try out scuba diving this year, and with a dive shop always within spitting distance on Roatan, this was as good a place … Read More
Double-Digit Birthday
Ouest turns ten. Well, she turns ten in three days, but we’re not ones to quibble over dates. We once celebrated Lowe’s birthday a month early just because we really wanted to give him his new bike. Weather is our usual “what day should the birthday be this year” consideration, … Read More