Cruising the Caribbean or Not

We did our second Caribbean cruise post Covid and it was nothing like the first. In December the ship was 40% filled in July close to 100%. With that meant more lines, more waiting, more people people people.

Our first stop was in Grand Cayman. We made friends with another couple on the ship and decided to hire a taxi to take us around the island. June Blair was our driver.

June took us to her favorite bakery. I had pineapple coconut ice cream. It was delicious. Our friends had coconut cookies.

Grand Cayman is a very wealthy island with beautiful homes. This is a gate to one of those homes. It looked more like A1A in Glorida then a Caribbean island.

We had a lovely time on Grand Cayman. Avoided the crowds and were lucky enough not to have to wait on lines for the tender on or off the ship.

I climb volcanoes, bike ride, kayak and consider myself a very active senior. And up until this night I had never broken a bone. But my middle of the night visit to the bathroom changed all that. As I closed the bathroom door, I closed it on my thumb. Yes ouch!! It caused me to break out in a cold sweat and I thought I would be sick.

Bruce called medical but they weren’t open until 8am and I didn’t want to make a big deal about my thumb. So he found a ton of ice which I thankfully placed my thumb in and went back to bed.

They X-rayed it – I have an open fracture at the area of the cuticle and yes I will most likely lose the nail.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get to go on my excursion to the monkeys or snorkeling. But we did walk off the ship and visit some shops.

I spent more time than usual sitting on our balcony watching the waves and clouds stream by as I read my novel.

Bruce and I went to the shows every night.

And we met many wonderful people! So although it wasn’t an exciting cruise it was very restful and enjoyable. Now I’m back home ready to walk and eat keto again.