Sun 29 Oct 2017
Well, this summer & fall, the Caribbean sure has been getting it! In the Cayman Islands, we have been very fortunate not to have a hurricane come too close to us.
That being said, Tropical Storm Philippe came quite close to us this week-end. In fact, we got something like 50mm (around 2 inches) of rain on Saturday alone. The ocean was also very rough as you can see in the video below, which I took near the Burger King in George Town.
On the road on Sunday morning, blue skies, but BIG puddles everywhere.
Definitely no boating or snorkeling today!
But, in an amazing 180 change, Sunday, less than 24 later was blue skies and fabulous weather.
So this week-end was the annual 10-10-10 relay race in the East-End. I really like this event since running in the East is peaceful and always different from running in town. I usually opt for the last leg since its the most scenic, even though by the time I get to run the sun is up and it is quite hot. But, nothing a white hat & shirt cant help manage.
So I started at the Green spot and ran till the … Red. My two team mates also had 10k each to complete the loop which started at the Red spot and went counter-clockwise.
My colleague Dan and I at the finish (the 3rd runner had to go home) We did get a bit of a chuckle today. Although we won 2nd Corporate team (yay!) and did quite good, Dan had a small incident. He arrived at +-6:45 at the location to start leg-2 and realized he forgot his running shoes. So he ran 10k in socks & flip flops. Amazingly, he ran the 10k in around 53 minutes which in my opinion is nothing short of spectacular all things considered.
On the way back I took a few pictures. Here is by far my favorite house in Grand Cayman. Its on the North Side and is currently for sale for a cool 4.2M$US. It is on a “bluff” and there are stairs down to the ocean where you can go snorkeling in a reef protected area behind the house. Pretty neat.
This Spanish style house is being built near Bodden Town. The picture does not do it justice, but its massive. No idea who is building this house which I would guess will cost north of 5M$US. Still a few months to go before it is finished.
One more month till Hurricane season is over. Lets hope that is the end of it now. Looking forward to going diving soon 🙂
Glad Phillipe didn’t interfere with your relay race ~ you’ve been doing it for several years, and I enjoy reading about it. I think Dan deserves a special shout out for his feat. 🙂 We had friends at Seven Mile Beach during the storm who sent photos of the normally tranquil beach in quite an uproar. As for those amazing home, I know what I’ll buy if I win the lottery in the States! Take care ~ enjoy your blog as always.