We're here!

We've just begun our second day in Grand Cayman.  So far our stay has been awesome.  The hotel is beautiful, and the ocean and weather are even more beautiful.

Being away from Gwennerpants has been a struggle.  I've woken up in the middle of the night both nights so far, thinking about my little girl and wondering if she's ok.  We've been able to keep in contact with her thanks to the magic of Skype, though, so that's excellent.

Yesterday we hit it pretty hard, starting with some Belinis (Champagne and Peach Schnapps) and Caybrew (the local lager) on the beach at 11.  (10 am central time...LOL)  We did some tanning and walked down the beach, and went back to Megan and Kristian's room in the afternoon to play some cards and relax.

We walked down the beach during sunset last night, and ate dinner at a little bar right there on Seven Mile Beach.  By that time, Kerry and Kristian were both getting quite surly.  Megan and Kerry went over to talk to a table full of "locals" (one couple was from Austrailia, one from Ireland, one from New Zealand) and Kristian ended up at a completely different table, talking to the owners of the bar and their daughter.  I was alone at my table, so I went and joined Kerry and Megan in whatever mad urge drove them to joining a table of strangers.  We chatted with the people about how annoying Americans are, and pretty much scared the entire table away.

We walked back to our hotel and stopped at the beach bar, where I ordered rum punch for everyone.  Then we watched the beautiful moon as it made a trail of silvery light across the ocean, and hung out by the surf for a while before retiring for the evening.

The ocean here is incredibly calm -- the waves are almost like a lake at some points, and there's a snorkeling area right out from our hotel.  Kerry and I are going to do some snorklin' this afternoon.  Should be fun.