Jeannie Marie & Company

Earlier this month my mom, sisters and I took a relaxing cruise on a Carnival fun ship for a few days while my sister Patty was visiting here from California.   The first sea day is always fun and full of anticipation!! Here we are during the Sail Away party! Mom and Patty Karan Having fun! Sailing away We had a nice sea day the next day and then off the ship at Grand Cayman! As you can see, the traffic is set up for left handed driving. It's even a bit disconcerting while walking.  You really have to watch when crossing streets and such. Ruby red tile roofs lined the street! We walked down to the shops in the cool of the morning. They were full of colorful textiles inside and out.   What to do in Grand Cayman?   We discovered that just around the corner there was a national museum inside the oldest building on the island! That was a must see! Admission was quite reasonable at $6.00 ...

This is how I roll.....  I happened upon it because of geocaching, which I learned is a great way to really see a city.   We were walking in the downtown area of Nassau, looking for three different caches.  I was with my sister Karan and her grandchildren, Lucy and Jack and we had somewhat successfully found the first one.  More on that in another post.   We even did a No-No by stopping at a Bahamian McDonald's for a cold drink It was very hot, it was June after all, and the children (who were aged 8 and 9) were anxious to find the next cache but I was lost without my GPS and eventually they went on back to the ship to swim. I trudged on, up and down unfamiliar streets and stopped to rest in a picturesque spot.  It looked across the street to this little museum called  The Balcony House. I don't mind saying I was pretty tired so I sat quite a while studying the outside of this beautifully restored pink building, built i...