DR SEUSS SAID:
TODAY IS YOUR DAY,
YOUR MOUNTAIN IS WAITING.
SO GET ON YOUR WAY...
GRAND CAYMAN CARIBBEAN
IT IS SAID THAT THE BEST TIME TO VISIT THE CARIBBEAN IS FROM DECEMBER TO APRIL. I GUESS THE WEATHER IS DRIER DURING THOSE MONTHS. IT IS ALSO SAID THAT THE WORST TIME TO VISIT THE CARIBBEAN IS FROM JUNE TO NOVEMBER. THIS IS RAINY SEASON AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE RAINY SEASON, YES, THE HURRICANES. I WILL BE THERE THE LAST FEW DAYS OF APRIL AND THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF MAY. THIS IS JUST AFTER THE HIGH TOURIST SEASON AND WELL BEFORE HURRICANE SEASON.
I WILL BE VISITING ONLY GRAND CAYMAN WHICH IS THE LARGEST ISLAND OF THE BRITISH TERRITORY; CAYMAN ISLANDS. THE CAYMAN ISLANDS ARE DEEMED QUITE SAFE WITH ONLY RARE CRIME AGAINST TOURISTS. GRAND CAYMAN DOES GET THEIR LARGE CRUISE SHIP CROWDS THAT CAN BE A TARGET FOR THIEVES SO JUST WATCH OUT FOR THOSE SITUATIONS. WHILE IN THE WATER, WATCH OUT FOR JELLYFISH BECAUSE THEY HAVE A PAINFUL STING. THERE COULD ALSO BE SCORPIONFISH.
I WILL BE PUTTING THE GRAND CAYMAN BUS SYSTEM TO THE TEST. WHAT I KNOW SO FAR IS THAT I WILL BE RIDING ON PASSENGER VANS THAT HOLD ABOUT TEN PEOPLE. THERE ARE COLOR CODED BUS ROUTES SHOWN ON THE MAP WITH LINES OF APPROPRIATE COLORS AND LITTLE CIRCLES WITH THE MATCHING COLOR AND PROPER NUMBER. SOMETIMES THE NUMBER IS ACCOMPANIED WITH LETTERS. ON EXAMPLE IS WB WHICH INDICATES THE BUS ROUTE THAT RUNS BETWEEN GEORGETOWN AND WEST BAY. I BELIEVE THERE ARE 11 BUS ROUTES. A CIRCLE WITH THE BUS ROUTE NUMBER IS VERY CLEARLY DISPLAYED ON THE FRONT OF THE VANS. THE BUSES ALSO HAVE
"PUBLIC BUS" WRITTEN ON THE SIDES. THE COST OF EACH ROUTE VARIES DEPENDING ON DISTANCE. MOST RIDES WILL COST 2.50 CI WHICH WOULD BE $3.00 US AND SOME ROUTES WILL BE $4.00 US OR $10 FOR THE FARTHEST ROUTES LIKE CAYMAN KAI RUM POINT WHICH ARE IN THE SAME NORTH CENTRAL AREA OF GRAND CAYMAN. THE HOTEL WHERE I WILL STAY HAS A FREE SHUTTLE TO GEORGE TOWN AND PROBABLY TO THE AIRPORT WHICH IS BETWEEN WEST BAY AND GEORGETOWN. PURPLE ROUTE 3 SERVICES THE AIRPORT, GEORGE TOWN, AND WEST BAY SO I COULD SURE PUT THAT BUS TO USE. YELLOW ROUTE WB1 AND DARK GREEN ROUTE WB2 BOTH SERVE SEVEN MILE BEACH, GOVERNORS' RESIDENCE, CAYMAN TURTLE CENTER, AND HELL. I WILL PUT THAT BUS ROUTE TO THE TEST. ONE OR MORE OTHER BUS ROUTES I WILL BE PUTTING TO THE TEST WILL BE RED ROUTE 7A AND / OR DARK BLUE ROUTE 9A WHICH SERVICES QUEEN ELIZABETH II BOTANIC PARK, COLLIERS BEACH, WRECK OF THE TEN SAILS, AND THE BLOW HOLES.
I WILL BE STAYING IN THE HOLIDAY INN RESORT ON A WEST BAY AREA BEACH. THEY DO HAVE A FREE SHUTTLE BETWEEN THE HOTEL AND GEORGETOWN. AS I TYPE THIS, I AM LOOKING AT THE CONFIRMATION LETTER THAT I PRINTED OUT FROM THE EMAIL THE HOTEL SENT ME. I AM LOOKING FOR THE SHUTTLE SERVICE FROM AND TO THE AIRPORT. IT SAYS THAT THE SHUTTLE SERVICE RUNS FROM 1000 TO 1700. IT RUNS ONE TIME EVERY HOUR FROM THE MAIN HOTEL LOBBY. ITS ROUTE COVERS A FIVE MILE RADIUS. SEVERAL STOPS ARE MENTIONED SUCH AS CAMANA BAY, SEVEN MILE BEACH, GEORGETOWN, FOSTERS SUPERMARKET, AND WEST BAY ROAD SHOPPING AREA. IT DOES NOT MENTION THE AIRPORT??? NO, IT DOES NOT. WELL, I CAN CALL THE HOTEL ONE OR TWO DAYS BEFORE MY ARRIVAL THERE. I ALSO WENT TO EXPEDIA.COM AND SEARCHED FOR HOTELS WITH FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE TO THE AIRPORT AND THE HOLIDAY INN RESORT WAS INCLUDED. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SHUTTLE SERVICE STATES THAT IT IS A "FREE AREA UP TO FIVE MILES. FREE BEACH SHUTTLE." YES, I GUESS I WILL JUST CALL THE HOTEL AND ASK THEM. I DO SEE THE STATEMENT THAT THE AIRPORT IS AN 18 MINUTE DRIVE FROM THE HOTEL. I ALSO SEE THE STATEMENT THAT THE AIRPORT IS 10.7 KILOMETERS FROM THE HOTEL. THAT SEEMS TO PLACE THE AIRPORT ABOUT SEVEN MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. YES, THE BUS SEEMS TO BE MY BEST OPTION BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO PAY A TAXI COST FOR ONLY MYSELF. I WILL HAVE ONLY A BACKPACK SO LUGGAGE WILL BE NO ISSUE.