Island Adventures

Wow, I've spent 10 years driving on the right side of the road and today I took a ride on the wild side and explored the pleasures of driving on the left side of the road. I rented a bright yellow car for the day and went exploring on the east end of the island.

I didn't realize how comfortable I was driving on the right side of the road until I went to get into my rental car and went to the wrong side of the car. Yep, it was a right side steering mount, so I looked like a goofball not knowing what way to enter the car. I'm sure I looked even more crazy when I was driving with my windshield wipers on in the middle of complete sunlight. Every time I went to turn my blinker on, it was actually the wipers. That happened quite a few times. The Caymans also have alot of round-a-bouts that took a while to adjust to. Thankfully the locals were patient and realized that I was an "out of towner."

It was a beautiful drive to the east end of the island. I drove along the shore the whole way and had a great time "oohing" and "awhhing" over all of the amazing houses on the beaches. Most of the houses are named and the streets have pretty darn cute names too. Lime Lane, Coconut Creek, Rum Point, Niceville, and Turtle Bay are a few of the names.

The other side of the island was peaceful. It's more "country" and less populated. There are less tourists and everyone waves as you drive by. It's kinda like you're in an old-school movie. The furthest point is called "Rum Point." Legend has it that Rum Point earned its name from the barrels of rum that would wash up on the shore when rum smuggling schooners ran into trouble at sea. It's basically a little slice of heaven! I can definitely see myself going to the east end on the weekends.