Our visitors are all gone now that Patrice has headed off on her Cayman airways flight back to colder than here New York. We have loved having lots of visitors and getting to enjoy so much of what Cayman has to offer. We spent her last night at Calico Jack's on the beach with another nice dinner, cold and fruity drinks and another spectacular sunset. This morning Emma and Patrice went down over 100 feet on the Atlantis submarine and enjoyed the sights. Alex and Ellie were enjoying Easter celebrations on their last school day of the term with Easter eggs and an Easter lunch that Alex says was carrots and juice. Eric celebrated Easter with the stations of the cross in church with the students and then we were all off to Governor's Beach for the rest of the morning. The trip to the beach is the school's annual celebration to the end of the term. I never get tired of the gorgeous shades of blue of the water and the gorgeous sand. Not often will you get to spend your school trip on a gorgeous beach ten minutes from school. We are now packing for our trip to Disney World in Orlando. The kids are really excited and I am not sure how many princess dresses Ellie will require us to pack.
The winds of change have been swirling and howling around Cayman the last few months. The seas have been so rough the kids haven't really been able to get in the water and it is hard to stay put. At the start of "Mary Poppins" the admiral points out that the winds are changing direction and to watch out. Not long after that all the nannies are blown away and Mary Poppins glides in. (The kids have been watching a lot of Mary Poppins recently) Maybe more apt is the wind that lifted poor Dorothy and Toto off the ground and dropped them in Oz. You can just picture Emma as Dorothy if she had some pig tails in. Alex and Ellie would be in the role of Toto (child labor laws means they can't work enough hours for just one to play the role). That means Eric must be scarecrow, tin-man and the lion. Dorothy remarks that they aren't in Kansas anymore and sets out to try to get home by following the yellow brick road. A strong wind has taken us and we will soon be dropping in Oz. Brisbane, Australia to be more specific. That will be the end of the yellow brick road for us and it feels like we are going home. Emma has accepted a job at Blake Dawson in Brisbane after having no luck finding anything here in Cayman. We are sad to be leaving, especially as I am really enjoying my post as head of maths and the school. Sometimes the winds of change just take you though and the best thing is to go along for the ride. We are all really excited about the new opportunities even as we will miss our beautiful island. Eric and the kids will be leaving sometime in July after school finishes. Emma will probably have to head to Brisbane before then, but details are still being worked out. After our big adventure to Disney we are going to be really busy organizing another move half way around the world. Stay tuned for more details of our next big adventure...
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