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They say that reading can "take you places." Oh boy, were they right. My husband and I took turns reading "The Firm" by John Grisham, a legal thriller in which the main character travels to the Cayman Islands. By the time we had finished it, he was already looking up jobs on the island. As fate would have it, he got hired right away. And me, after 24 years of living in the Midwest, packed up my life into a couple suitcases and took the leap with him. So far my first year of living on a rock has been a complete adventure and total learning experience. From shark encounters on reef dives to carrying home fresh mangos on our scooter. From sunset swims to international 5k clubs. Every moment of this island adventure has been unique and wonderful. I cannot wait to see what else this rock life has in store for me! My blog: https://islanddiariesbykate.com/
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The Raw Version of a Rock Wife
Having grown up in South Africa, in a house full of woman and my outnumbered father, I was taught at a young age that if I don't learn to stand on my own two feet I will fall because the only person you can truly rely on is yourself. Fast forward 10 years after I left...
Summertime During Covid-19
It’s fair to say that the Summer of 2020 was a bust, and we just had to accept that. But kids still look forward to summer. Can you blame them? We did too. Summer is one of the most exciting seasons of the year. So, I spent a few weeks racking by brain, trying to...
That wasn’t even a tropical storm!
Let me start by saying, I know things could be much worse... Usually I love a good electrical storm. I don’t even mind being woken up in the night when things start raging outside. In fact, that happens often. If you live near the sea, you know that no thunder is as...
How Women Who Live on Rocks Mimic the Tides
Women who live on rocks are, by nature, ramblin’ folks, and more often than not, adventure junkies. Take the risk, jump over the pond, love the new digs, get bored…and take the risk, jump over the…you get the idea. Craving different scenes, varieties of food, and yes,...
The Surreal Life inside the “Paradise Bubble” : Island life without visitors
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that we have had film crews in the Cayman Islands to shoot movies and reality shows. Life in this beautiful paradise, without the need for masks or fear of the pandemic that is raging elsewhere, certainly feels like a movie - too good to...
