No, we haven’t finished off all the rum that was given to us. I just thought it was a good title for today. It’s one of my favorite quotes from The Pirates of the Caribbean movies. I wasn’t planning on posting until much later, but our sunset cruise that included dinner was canceled for today due to inclement weather. Though it looks fine right now, Rum Point is a bit hazy which means at the very least there is a heavy rain there. Not the best time to be on the sea.

Today was fun. Katie and I did lots of shopping in George Town. I got myself a new Citizen watch. Some of the prices here are excellent. The same watch would have cost me almost double back in the U.S. I also got Katie a black coral necklace. It is in the shape of a stingray with gold spots and a gold tail. I also got her a chain to go with the necklace.

Besides those two big gifts, we also picked up some t-shirts for us, a limited edition pirate (YARRR!!!) bear from the Hard Rock (only sold in the Grand Cayman), a shot glass, and some stuff that each of our mothers will enjoy.

We had lunch at a restaurant called Breezes by the Bay. I had the jerk chicken sandwich and Katie had the coconut shrimp that came with a rum and honey mustard dipping sauce. My god both of them were delicious. I have yet to find a place on this island that serves bad food. I also has a local beer called Caybrew, the beer was just recently introduced in March of 2007. It was different tasting, but still good. We are going to tour their brewery when we make it to that side of the island later in the week.

Well there isn’t too much going on at the resort the remainder of the day, so Katie has gone down to send out 2 post cards and pick us up some drinks. I guess we will play cards, maybe watch TV, and cook dinner in house. We will be picking up the car tomorrow and then we will be off to explore the island. Maybe at some point between then Katie will make a post.

Wow. . .this island is beautiful and sunny. The sun seems to be around 30% or 40% more intense than in Richmond. It has been a steady 85F here, but it feel more like 95.

Katie and I went to Seven Mile Beach today. Apparently it is also a public holiday here to celebrate the Queen of England birthday. There were a lot of festivities on the beach. They were doing a Jet Ski race around the whole island. Some of these guys were very serious, having gloves and helmets. I am wondering one thing though, if you fall with a helmet on, does it fill up with water?

Before we even left, we put on sunscreen, I reapplied it later in the day and yet we both have mild sunburns. See what I mean about the sun being intense?

We also had lunch while at the beach. It was good local food. Jerk chicken and roasted conch with some other vegetables. It was excellent! We decided that 3 hours at the beach was long enough, so we returned back to the villa.

We just finished playing cards and going down to the pool bar for a drink. Now I believe it is just time to relax in the room for the rest of the evening. We did get a jeep reserved for Wednesday through Saturday, so that is when we will begin our trip around the rest of the island. As for tomorrow, we are going to George Town to shop and stuff. Thursday is the day to avoid that place though. . .4 Cruise ships will be in port. That equals around 12,000 extra people.