SUNDAY MEMORIES
Judy Wills
First port of call was George Town, Grand Cayman Islands, British West Indies.
We had to tender into town from the ship, as the port wasn’t deep enough for the ships to anchor there. There were four cruise ships in port at one time – I know of our ship – the Norwegian Majesty, with Norwegian Cruise Lines, and the Disney Magic with the Disney Cruise Line. It was a busy port.
George Town was like a lot of tropical port cities – lots of “inexpensive” jewelry stores. I guess our tastes aren’t very complicated, because that “inexpensive” jewelry seemed awfully expensive to us!! And so we escaped unscathed!
Fred and I walked around the town quite a bit, just to see what was there. We came upon a monument dedicated to King George V. Interesting…..
Not far from that monument, we came upon a very unique tree. The shape made us wonder whether or not it had been “shaped” or if it actually grew that way. It was a huge tree and gave some much-welcomed shade. It was really HOT in George Town!
We had signed up for a type of glass-bottom boat tour, and were eager to see it. It was similar to the regular glass-bottom boats you would think of, but this one was different. While there were areas to sit up top, the main viewing section was downstairs. The lower part of the boat was underwater, and glassed-in, with huge windows. Almost 360-degree viewing! They called it a “semi-sub.” It was a most enjoyable ride, and they had a diver that came along and fed the fish for us. So we were able to see a lot of fish – some known to us, and some unique.
After the semi-sub ride, it was time to return to the ship, so we got in line to catch the tender back. The line was quite long. As I was looking ahead of us, I spotted a young man in a red t-shirt that had on the back “4est” – and I knew that Karen and her family were there. Our grandson’s name is Forrest, by the way. So we “cut in line” and were able to catch an earlier tender than we would have if we had stayed in that long line.
More to come……….
Old Things R New 