Aloha’s!!
It’s been another long, hard 4 weeks in paradise and definitely time to update you all on what I’ve been up to!
Winter has settled into the Cayman Islands with ferocious force- the temperatures have dropped to 26 degrees, the wind has picked up and every now and then the heavens open and the island is drenched for 30 minutes. The raindrops here are enormous and the rain comes without warning and then leaves just as suddenly and because the island is so flat, everything is completely flooded in those few minutes until the sunshine starts to do its work!
Ofcourse, as much as it’s a great phenomenon to watch from your balcony whilst sipping a mojito and contemplating what to do next, it’s NOT such a great phenomenon to experience whilst sitting on your scooter and trying to dodge puddles which generally hide monster-sized potholes ready to swallow my vespa and I whole!!
Yep, driving the scooter has created numerous challenges for me over the past 6 weeks- white pants and rain aside- the biggest challenge has been shopping! My first evening in my new flat saw me taking 3 trips back to back to the supermarket just to ensure that I had enough of the basics and food to last me 2 or 3 days and then it was time to do it all again!! But, where else in the world am I going to get the opportunity to scoot around on a vespa if its not going to be in the Caribbean, so when the rain pours down or my packet containing milk breaks and splatters all over the road in Georgetown, I just look up and smile at the gods and say- bring it on!! Can’t you do better than that- suckers!!
Yep, a whole new sense of humour has been obtained and the new laid-back caribbeanchicken is fast becoming the norm round here.
My new place is fantastic. I was sad to leave the idyllic beaches of 7 mile and move to the
south (and all us Jozi-ites know how dodgy the South can be), but my little spot already feels like home!
It’s been another long, hard 4 weeks in paradise and definitely time to update you all on what I’ve been up to!
Winter has settled into the Cayman Islands with ferocious force- the temperatures have dropped to 26 degrees, the wind has picked up and every now and then the heavens open and the island is drenched for 30 minutes. The raindrops here are enormous and the rain comes without warning and then leaves just as suddenly and because the island is so flat, everything is completely flooded in those few minutes until the sunshine starts to do its work!
Ofcourse, as much as it’s a great phenomenon to watch from your balcony whilst sipping a mojito and contemplating what to do next, it’s NOT such a great phenomenon to experience whilst sitting on your scooter and trying to dodge puddles which generally hide monster-sized potholes ready to swallow my vespa and I whole!!
Yep, driving the scooter has created numerous challenges for me over the past 6 weeks- white pants and rain aside- the biggest challenge has been shopping! My first evening in my new flat saw me taking 3 trips back to back to the supermarket just to ensure that I had enough of the basics and food to last me 2 or 3 days and then it was time to do it all again!! But, where else in the world am I going to get the opportunity to scoot around on a vespa if its not going to be in the Caribbean, so when the rain pours down or my packet containing milk breaks and splatters all over the road in Georgetown, I just look up and smile at the gods and say- bring it on!! Can’t you do better than that- suckers!!
Yep, a whole new sense of humour has been obtained and the new laid-back caribbeanchicken is fast becoming the norm round here.
My new place is fantastic. I was sad to leave the idyllic beaches of 7 mile and move to the
south (and all us Jozi-ites know how dodgy the South can be), but my little spot already feels like home!Unfortunately, it has come with one crezzy chicago-oan... more stories on him later...
Kite surfing is coming along pretty good. There are four of us girls that are learning and 2 weeks ago we all chipped in and bought one set of all the equipment for us to share (its not a cheap sport…hmmm) and now that the wind has picked up, we’re having a pretty good time being dragged all over the beach!
I have done quite a bit of snorkeling on the weekend and this week I have started my PADI open water course and I go on my first few dives tomorrow- YAY!
I also learnt to wakeboard last weekend and ofcourse seeing as I am such an ‘expert’ snow boarder I was quite blasé about the whole thing which saw me take a huge faceplant and I managed to pull a muscle in my back But I did spend quite a bit of time carving up the sea so that was fun!
At the end of November, “Dupree” finally moved out of Steph and Lee’s house as I managed to secure quite a nice ‘digs’ on the other side of GeorgeTown in an area called Southsound- cheaper but still a really beautiful area to live. There’s a 10km stretch of road that travels all the way up this really rugged coastline which is absolutely stunning to run and cycle on!
A few weekends ago, I attended a Ball- called Phantom of the Opera at St Pedros Castle. It was a fundraiser thing and low and behold, the following week’s newspaper had a huge photo of me in the socialite pages saying- Sarah Hooper at the Phantom of the Opera ball. So, I feel like I’ve made it now.
Next week, I lose the scooter as Lee’s brother is arriving from London so I have managed to get my hands on a really cute Rav 4 2-door. I collect her next Friday- can’t wait! It’s been around a few blocks but I am just so excited to get a roof over my head finally! And its blue. So that sealed the deal J.
I hope you are well and getting ready for a really festive Christmas and New Years! I can’t believe I will be on my way home again in 4 weeks for D&H’s wedding- it feels like I only arrived on island yesterday! Looking forward to catching up with everyone in January!
Kite surfing is coming along pretty good. There are four of us girls that are learning and 2 weeks ago we all chipped in and bought one set of all the equipment for us to share (its not a cheap sport…hmmm) and now that the wind has picked up, we’re having a pretty good time being dragged all over the beach!
I have done quite a bit of snorkeling on the weekend and this week I have started my PADI open water course and I go on my first few dives tomorrow- YAY!
I also learnt to wakeboard last weekend and ofcourse seeing as I am such an ‘expert’ snow boarder I was quite blasé about the whole thing which saw me take a huge faceplant and I managed to pull a muscle in my back But I did spend quite a bit of time carving up the sea so that was fun!At the end of November, “Dupree” finally moved out of Steph and Lee’s house as I managed to secure quite a nice ‘digs’ on the other side of GeorgeTown in an area called Southsound- cheaper but still a really beautiful area to live. There’s a 10km stretch of road that travels all the way up this really rugged coastline which is absolutely stunning to run and cycle on!
A few weekends ago, I attended a Ball- called Phantom of the Opera at St Pedros Castle. It was a fundraiser thing and low and behold, the following week’s newspaper had a huge photo of me in the socialite pages saying- Sarah Hooper at the Phantom of the Opera ball. So, I feel like I’ve made it now.
Next week, I lose the scooter as Lee’s brother is arriving from London so I have managed to get my hands on a really cute Rav 4 2-door. I collect her next Friday- can’t wait! It’s been around a few blocks but I am just so excited to get a roof over my head finally! And its blue. So that sealed the deal J.
I hope you are well and getting ready for a really festive Christmas and New Years! I can’t believe I will be on my way home again in 4 weeks for D&H’s wedding- it feels like I only arrived on island yesterday! Looking forward to catching up with everyone in January!
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