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| Susan and Blair, originally from Canada, have lived in Grand Cayman for the past 15 years and are about to spread their wings further, by beginning a world journey in many ways similar to ours without a home, without “stuff,” and with no end in mind. |
“Sightings from the Veranda while Cruising”
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| A yacht in the harbor at Grand Cayman. |
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| The indoor seating at Morgan’s Seafood Restaurant. |
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| Check out this fish chandelier! |
About ten years my junior, five years for Tom, this lovely couple are blessed with the opportunity to begin traveling at a younger age, already possessing considerable travel experience instead of our being relative neophytes when we started in October 2012.
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| A tour boat under tarps at the marina |
As avid and expert scuba divers, they’ve visited some of the finest waters in the world as well as spending the past 15 years living in the Cayman Islands, a scuba divers paradise. Originally from Canada, years ago, they made the difficult decision to move to this tropical island which we found to be exquisite and enticing.
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| A social event was conducted on the beach. |
Again, this year they made yet another life-changing decision…to sell everything they own and travel the world. Humm…sounds familiar. Although their travel goals may differ from ours with their passion for underwater scenery and wildlife, we found we have many similar interests in common as we’re inclined toward water scenery.
Recently, with the help of a competent local real estate agent, their home in Grand Cayman sold, and they’re expected to leave at the end of December to begin, which may prove for them, to be a year’s long journey as well.
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| A sprawling lawn at a luxury estate. |
Sharing dreams, hopes, and logistics with them at lunch at the excellent Morgan’s Seafood Restaurant at the Cayman Islands Yacht Club was both refreshing and exciting.
As it turns out, Susan and Blair found us online when searching for world travelers. Over the past few years, as the decision was rolling out, they’ve discovered other world travelers researching for valued information about how to embark on such an adventure.
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| View of a small portion of Cayman Island from the ship. |
As the baby boomer population ages, many decide to do something similar to us, each to their personal preferences, to fulfill their dreams of world travel.
It’s interesting to see how world traveler’s goals may vary. Some may prefer to spend considerable time in Europe when they begin, as is the case for Susan and Blair, while others may choose an entirely different path, as in our case.
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| A pretty house on the shore as our tender approached the dock. |
Whichever path they choose, challenges and obstacles line the way that savvy people can handle dignity and grace. The ability to navigate online, along with good problem-solving skills and a high degree of patience and tolerance, can make this life possible for some.
Tom just returned from a morning seminar, joining me at a comfy table in Cafe al Bacio where we’ll stay until we’re ready for the next activity, another meeting this afternoon.
Tomorrow, we’ll back with more photos of our time in the Cayman Islands with Susan and Blair.
Have an enjoyable day!
Photo from one year ago today, November 26, 2016:
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| I love the look on Tom’s face in this shot. It was one year ago today that we did the seminar on the ship. A few days later, we were asked to conduct a second seminar. For more details, please click here. |
What a lovely photo of Susan and Blair, and it was so lovely to see you were able to finally get together. It is such a small world. We had been following retired, long term travelers of four years, and we were able to meet each other when we were in Tokyo this year. Hopefully we will get to meet Susan and Blair when they travel to Europe. Take care, love following your adventures.
Di, how nice of you to write. We are very happy for Susan and Blair and delighted we had an opportunity to meet them yesterday. What a lovely couple! We have no doubt they'll be happy in this nomadic lifestyle.
And, also thank you for reading our site. It means so much to us both to know you're enjoying it.
Warmest regards,
Jess & Tom