Tied to Living the Dream’s buoy – thanks Gary
Luckily my new mooring is much closer to work, because
someone stole my bike.
It’s the first time I’ve been next to a golf course; strange
to be on the boat and hearing people tee off. I also noticed birds singing. One
night a loud flapping sail sound woke me up, which was, I eventually worked out,
a flag on the green next to me. I think it’s partly because I’m usually
anchored next to a beach listening to waves, but also because living on a sail
boat you’re always listening out for strange sounds.
On my day off I went diving with Daniel and a big
turtle.
Daniel
Turtle
Some big storms have passed over and around Grand Cayman recently;
strong winds and thunder and lightening. Hurricane season has officially
started. The local newspaper came with a special guide to hurricane season
2016.
I’ve been talking to other boat owners to see what their
hurricane plans are. The preferred options are: haul out (if a storm is announced
there’ll be a big rush to the cranes and haul out fees will go crazy); tie up
to a hurricane mooring in the creek if you own one (I don’t); tie up in the
mangroves. During hurricane Ivan in 2004, Grand Cayman completely disappeared
from radar for while, as the storm surge submerged the whole island.
