Grand Cayman Adventure: Day 4.

Mike and I both woke up and our first thoughts were that today needed to be a day with little time spent in the sun.  We are both a little burnt, and man alive, I forgot how much the sun makes me tired and always hungry.  Our plans as of last night included going to the turtle farm and a few other things closer to George Town, about a 25 minute drive from our hotel in Bodden Town.  Instead we opted to take a drive toward the northern part of the island, and check out the blow holes.  The blow holes were really fun to watch and were mesmerizing! It was a very windy day and the waves were crashing, and when the water got to the blow holes it really shot up in the air.  We did not get very close to the holes, but from where we were standing we could feel mist when the water shot through the blow holes.  

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^^Here's a short video of the blow holes, just ignore my voice narrating.  

From there, we drove around the island and got to pass so many gorgeous and gigantic homes on the water.  Mike pointed out that many of the homes are made of concrete so that they can withstand strong storms and hurricanes.  There were a surprising number of homes or plots of land for sale that we passed during our drive.  If someone offered to give me one, I’d happily accept.  

We stopped at Rum Point beach and walked out onto the pier to look at the views.  While we were out on the pier we noticed that a storm was brewing.  The clouds were pretty dark so we walked back toward the beach and decided to split a drink while the weather was okay.  Rum Point was much more touristy and catered to people who were coming to the beach for the day from cruise ships and other tours.  There were lots of chaise lounge chairs; brightly painted picnic tables; kayaks, paddleboards, jet skis and other things for renting; two separate restaurant/bars and a gift shop.  It wasn’t super crowded when we were there so it was actually a fun place to see, but I think that if it was really crowded I would be a little overwhelmed.  

^^ A few photos of Rum Point.  It was pretty cloudy but the water was still a pretty blue color.

^^ A kind woman offered to take some photos of us after she saw our failed attempt at a selfie.  It was bright out and in hindsight I probably should have worn my sunglasses, but the top one turned out okay :)

Earlier in the day, Mike and I decided to follow the suggestion of a woman who we had met on our first day in Grand Cayman, and were going to try Kurt’s Korner for lunch.  We found Kurt’s pretty easily and it was a cute little upscale shack that was painted bright teal and had accents of bright peach.  It was so cute!  The tables were pretty much the exact style tables I’d like for my home one day…even the stain color was perfect.  There were several specials of the day, and a full menu.  I had some really refreshing fresh-squeezed lemonade and a delicious fish wrap (a homemade wrap!) with lettuce, tomato, grilled onion and a squeeze of lime juice.  It was fantastic.  I was able to substitute their house salad for french fries.  The salad was also awesome and had a unique twist—lettuce, tomato, red onion, cucumber, apple, pecans and a fruity dressing.  Mike had a spicy Brac burger—burger, American cheese, jerk hot sauce, lettuce, tomato, grilled onion.  He really enjoyed it.  The cool part about our lunch was that we got to experience a true Caribbean rain storm.  About 10 minutes after we arrived, the sky opened up and the rain came pouring down.  It was still really windy so the rain was blowing into the eating area and the waitress had to rush around closing the rain curtains.  The rain curtains were basically huge pieces of thick fabric. 

^^ Mike and the kitchen at Kurt's Korner.  The orange fabric is the rain curtains.  Such a cool place to eat lunch and experience a true Caribbean rainstorm! 

^^ Obligatory food photo.  

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^^ I'm going to try to upload a video of the super rainstorm that we experienced during lunch.

When we came back to the hotel from our adventures, we took a few minutes to to relax and then headed down to the beach to read and relax.  Even though it was windy, it was perfect weather for reading and napping on the beach.  Hearing the waves crash will never get old to me.  Mike and I each had a drink on the beach and then we noticed some storm clouds that were approaching.  It was cool to watch the storm approach and to see the rain falling in sheets from far out.  It started raining once we were in our room, and we spent the rest of the day relaxing and letting our bodies be out of the sun for a while.

^^See the sheets of rain in the middle of the photo?  So cool!