Mike's 2013 Trip Report - Cayman Activity Guide

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March 31, 2013 at 5:06 pm #5672

Mike
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Great start to the trip! We were selected for the Caymanian line at customs, no one was in line at Avis and we were at the villa 45 minutes after touching down!
Friday was sunny, yesterday was overcast and today is spectacular! For some reason the IMG codes are not revealing the pics and apparently my pictures are too big to upload them directly to this report.
So I may have to wait until I get back next Friday to download any pictures. Very strange as I’ve always used this computer and the Photobucket img codes in the past!
We had dinner at The Wharf on Friday night, lunch at Margaritaville on Saturday and dinne at La Dolce Vita last night.
Went to a phenomenal Mass at Christ the Redeemer this morning and Easter Sunday is off to a great start!!!
Happy Easter everyone!
March 31, 2013 at 8:25 pm #61658

Mike
Participant
Tease pics…
First sort of sunset…
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La Dolce Vita
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Debbie introduces Mary Kay & Eileen to her friend Big Black Dick…
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Second sunset…
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The Wharf
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My brother Pete and his wife Mary Kay with Reno Mancini at The Wharf
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Ed & Eileen Barry
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April 1, 2013 at 6:51 pm #61664

Mike
Participant
Don’t know what happened to the La Dolce Vita pic above but here it is again.
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April 3, 2013 at 5:19 pm #61675

Mike
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The last tease before I start the main trip report on Friday evening when we get home.
Pondering sticky toffee pudding at the Calypso Grill and the sunset on our Sail Cayman Sunset Cruise…
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April 4, 2013 at 2:24 am #61676

divesergeant
Participant
Deep sigh!
We’ve just been back from Belize two days and I miss the tropics already. It’s gonna be a long year until our next trip.
DS
April 4, 2013 at 2:15 pm #61677

Mike
Participant
I feel your pain DS! Did you have a good trip?
When I walked across the street to the health club this morning, the doorman asked if there was anything he could do to make our last day more pleasant. I told him “Absolutely! Get me five more days!” :bouncelaugh:
April 5, 2013 at 11:11 pm #61682

Mike
Participant
Back to reality after a terrific week in heaven!!!
This year’s trip was unplanned! Back at the beginning of March, my sister-in-law Mary Kay said there was a 3 week stay at the Ritz in the live auction at a charity event they were attending. She asked if they should bid on it. I told her the Ritz was out of my league, far too crowded for my taste and a waste of money. Too many better housing values down there – in my opinion.
Well, Debbie attended the charity event and sent me a text to tell me my brother Pete bid on the package and won it! They naturally asked if we could go and we said no because I had used up all of my vacation for the year with the rehab after the hip replacement surgery in January.
But I was going to send Debbie as a surprise and thank you for “nursing” me during the five weeks after the surgery. In my first meeting with my boss, I told him about sending Debbie and he asked why I wasn’t going with her. I said I didn’t believe it would be a wise career move since I had just been off for 5 weeks. He insisted that I go because “it’s not like you were actually on vacation the past five weeks!”
So that’s how the 7 days in paradise began…
April 5, 2013 at 11:22 pm #61683

Mike
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Goodbye MIA, hello Bahamas, goodbye Cuba and Hello GCM!
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The band must have been on their lunch break!
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April 5, 2013 at 11:27 pm #61684

Mike
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First view of the, ahem, Ritz pool!
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Entrance to the Ritz beach
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I will definitely not try to go again during spring break. It was the most crowded I have ever seen Seven Mile Beach!
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April 5, 2013 at 11:32 pm #61685

Mike
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My brother Pete is not a big sun and water person so I think he bid on this package to see what Debbie and I have been boring him about since 2005! There first week down did not have good weather so he thought we were goofy with all the talk about the great Cayman weather!
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He always has on his crocs and socks!
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April 5, 2013 at 11:36 pm #61686

Mike
Participant
Getting ready to head to The Wharf for some sea bass!
The entire crew
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April 5, 2013 at 11:39 pm #61687

Mike
Participant
Good to see our old friend Reno Mancini of The Wharf!
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Look at those beady little eyes!!
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That’s Day 1 with more to follow!
April 6, 2013 at 1:48 pm #61688

kavaws
Member
I’m so glad you were able to make it to Cayman this year, Mike! Sounds like you have a pretty great boss! The start of your trip looks wonderful, I look forward to seeing the what the rest of your week had in store! ?
April 6, 2013 at 2:05 pm #61689

Mike
Participant
Day 2 looked promising weather wise but it turned out to be the cloudiest day of the trip. I took my only beach walk of the trip because I had to make it down to Plantana to see my favorite palm tree on the entire island!
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I was told a big tradition on GCM is camping out on Easter Saturday. It looked like everyone was starting to arrive at the Governor’s Beach for a good time!
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All was right with the world!
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For just $550-600 per day you can have one of these! I truly wish I had that type of income to waste!
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The villa came with a great porch or should I say lanai since it is the Ritz??
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It was very funny to see the beach people bundled up as the weather rolled in. I mean it still had to be in the high 70’s but you wouldn’t have known it from all the people wrapped in towels!!
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April 6, 2013 at 2:18 pm #61690

Mike
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Thanks kavaws! He definitely gets Boss of the Year from me!
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