Jbart74
TUG Member
We got in yesterday at 1pm, sailed through immigration and customs in under 10 minutes and got out to find 30 knot winds and spritzing rain. Not the best greeting I've had here, but it sure beat the sub-zero weather we left behind in the Northeast! Had a no hassle and speedy rental pick-up from B.A. (McCurley's) and were on our way. It's been 5 years since my last visit so of course I took a right instead of a left out of the airport and we ended up on the north shore in about 10 minutes. OOPS... Turned around and went the other way and got acclimated to our location and made our way to Hurleys for some much needed groceries. Love that store but 1/4 cart of basic goods for $145 US always amazes me.
Anyway, I had left my Birkenstock sandals in the car back in NYC (DOH!) so we had to head back to SMB area and got lucky enough to find Cayman Men's Shoes and More right away. Total luck there! Got myself a nice pair of wet/dry sandals in ten minutes then on our way to Morritts.
Getting windier on the drive especially as we hit Boddentown and the wind at Morritt's was near unbelievable! Checked in at 4:15 but of course our unit wasn't ready. We were asked to wait ten minutes in the lobby and they would let us know as soon as housekeeping called to say that it was ready. How many of you have played this game in the past! LOL. So we waited 25 minutes with no call to the desk. I waited for the current guests to finish checking in, snuck up the the desk, and asked about the room.
"Oh it's been ready for 20 minutes," she says. Arrrggh. I swallowed my frustration, mumbled my "island time" mantra and gracefully took our keys and headed of to our poolside townhouse.
Unit was in good shape. Did have to call the front desk for a coffee maker and a blender. Disappointing and response time for each was well over 45 minutes. Mom wasn't happy about waiting for her morning coffee today. Oh well.
Back to last night, had dinner in the unit and relaxed for a bit then headed over to Mimi's dock bar for cocktails and some socialization. Met one couple of the group of 14 Kite Boarders who are here for two weeks from the San Diego area. Nice young couple who explained to us the basics of kite boarding, which we were very interested in. It's great fun to watch the guys and girls surf and literally fly through the air for 30 to 50 seconds at a time! And up to 100 feet high! Truly crazy stuff!
Met Patricia (MKerrill on the Morritt's forum) at Mimi's and had a great couple of hours chatting and getting to know each other. She was also kind enough to make a few local calls to Conneleys to try to find my Mother who was coming in late and let me use her local cell to call my mom to be sure she had landed and found her car service to the resort. Thanks Patricia! We had a great time.
Mom finally arrived around 11pm and we caught up over a cocktail on the balcony and all headed to bed to get a good night's sleep for Sunday. More to follow with pictures and even a little video if I can figure that out!
Any Questions? Fell free to ask. Daryl, let's make a plan for a cocktail soon!
John
Anyway, I had left my Birkenstock sandals in the car back in NYC (DOH!) so we had to head back to SMB area and got lucky enough to find Cayman Men's Shoes and More right away. Total luck there! Got myself a nice pair of wet/dry sandals in ten minutes then on our way to Morritts.
Getting windier on the drive especially as we hit Boddentown and the wind at Morritt's was near unbelievable! Checked in at 4:15 but of course our unit wasn't ready. We were asked to wait ten minutes in the lobby and they would let us know as soon as housekeeping called to say that it was ready. How many of you have played this game in the past! LOL. So we waited 25 minutes with no call to the desk. I waited for the current guests to finish checking in, snuck up the the desk, and asked about the room.
"Oh it's been ready for 20 minutes," she says. Arrrggh. I swallowed my frustration, mumbled my "island time" mantra and gracefully took our keys and headed of to our poolside townhouse.
Unit was in good shape. Did have to call the front desk for a coffee maker and a blender. Disappointing and response time for each was well over 45 minutes. Mom wasn't happy about waiting for her morning coffee today. Oh well.
Back to last night, had dinner in the unit and relaxed for a bit then headed over to Mimi's dock bar for cocktails and some socialization. Met one couple of the group of 14 Kite Boarders who are here for two weeks from the San Diego area. Nice young couple who explained to us the basics of kite boarding, which we were very interested in. It's great fun to watch the guys and girls surf and literally fly through the air for 30 to 50 seconds at a time! And up to 100 feet high! Truly crazy stuff!
Met Patricia (MKerrill on the Morritt's forum) at Mimi's and had a great couple of hours chatting and getting to know each other. She was also kind enough to make a few local calls to Conneleys to try to find my Mother who was coming in late and let me use her local cell to call my mom to be sure she had landed and found her car service to the resort. Thanks Patricia! We had a great time.
Mom finally arrived around 11pm and we caught up over a cocktail on the balcony and all headed to bed to get a good night's sleep for Sunday. More to follow with pictures and even a little video if I can figure that out!
Any Questions? Fell free to ask. Daryl, let's make a plan for a cocktail soon!
John