Little Cayman: the aftermath

So we're back home, suffering terribly from "re-entry syndrome." To make it a little easier, I've spent my first full day home looking through photos (a few favorites are posted here), looking online for an island nursing job (easy on Grand Cayman, a little tougher on the sister islands, as I expected).

I've also put together a "Little Cayman remix" iPod playlist (hoping to transform an hour on the elliptical in my basement into a mini-getaway); so far it includes:

• Blue Bayou (Linda Ronstadt ... but fondly reminiscent of Marjorie on karaoke night!)
• Dance: Ten; Looks: Three (aka "Tits and Ass" from A Chorus Line ... and Lisa the bartender)
• Don't Go Breakin' My Heart (Elton John & Kiki Dee ... and Simon & Marjorie)
• Gemini Dream (Moody Blues ... I listened to this favorite several times while enjoying post-dive afternoons in the jacuzzi)
• Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon (Neil Diamond ... and danced to by Mayumi, who does a great impression of Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction)
• Stonhenge (a clip of the brilliant comedian Eddie Izzard ... Jeff, Shannon & Nique, Christopher and I enjoyed, during an evening in the jacuzzi, a fun review of Mr. Izzard's work)
• Midnight Confessions (The Grass Roots ... a Trivia Night question that we got only half right, because Steve thought it was performed by Tommy James and the Shondells)
• Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond ... also performed en masse by the Cayman Sister divers)
• Let's Get Retarded (Black Eyed Peas ... a heartwarming little tune that was the "intermission" music on karaoke night)
• Your Song (Elton John ... and Simon & Marjorie again, the closing number on karaoke night)
• [You Gotta] Fight for Your Right [to Party] (Beastie Boys ... admirably performed Friday night by Paul, his friends Simon & Ben, and Andrew, Little Cayman's paramedic)

As it stands, my playlist does a fine job recalling some great times at the Little Cayman Beach Resort. However, if anyone can remind me of any other songs from the week, please let me know so I can embellish the list.

It was a really wonderful week, and we're already trying to work in a trip back. There are so many other places that we want to visit and dive, so Steve and I have a very short list of places we'll return to (Bonaire, maybe Dominica) ... but Little Cayman is a definite.

Stay tuned for our next dive adventure: the Nekton Pilot in Cay Sal Banks and Bimini in the southern Bahamas, coming this August (if we can wait that long!).