Tradition

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I noticed there is a new statue up in Heroes Square. Its called “Tradition”, but I didn’t stop to read the inscription to see what its all about. On a glance, I am guessing that it is commemorating the Caymanian seafarers of the past. Over the years, the sea has always played a big part in the lives of Caymanians, indeed, many Caymanian men made their living by becoming sailors, fishermen, sea captains (like my Grandfather ) and things of that nature. I think I will try to stop and take a picture of the inscription today and tell you if I am right. Look out for an update to this post later…

So, today is Friday yet again… sweet. Tonight is the Richie Stephens/Gregory Isaacs/Da’Ville concert. That should be good. I will try to take some pictures for you all.

Not sure what else a gwaan. I guess I should try to chill out as much as possible to fight off this flu business thats has been riding me. Sunday is my wedding anniversary too, the twelvth one in fact. Time has sure flown, because it certainly doesn’t feel like twelve years…

By the way, for some time now Abeni has been posting pictures that depict something to do with love on Thursdays and she has been calling those posts “Love Thursdays”. I notice that she didn’t do it this Thursday and I finally came across a picture which I thought fit that bill and I have posted it up yahso. Gwaan go check it out, nuh man? Lets see how long I can carry the baton before I have to pass it on to one of oonoo…

Rebecca’s Cave

Some kids having fun in Rebecca’s Cave

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So here is another cave picture. This picture was taken in Cayman Brac, at a cave called “Rebecca’s Cave. This one is a shot from behind of some kids staring into the inky blackness of the further recesses of the cave. The flashlights and the sunlight that came from some of the opening in the roof could not penetrate back here. Actually, the only reason you are able to see much is because of the camera’s flash! One kid was challenging the others to go off with him into this little cavern and prove that they were brave. Once he got them in there he would scream or shout and try to frighten them. Wicked little goblin, wasn’t he?

So yeah, why do they call this cave “Rebecca’s Cave”? Well, the cave was originally called “Bat Hole”, apparently, and we DID see a bat fly out when the kids shrieking frightened it out. It was eventually renamed “Rebecca’s Cave” after the big hurricane of 1932. It is named after a small girl, Rebecca, who fled with her family from the hurricane.

The hurricane of 1932 is a dark chapter in the history of Cayman. The destruction was enormous. People hid in the numerous caves on the islands, and Bat Hole was one of them. After two days, when the storm calmed down, the people went out to check the damage, and then the storm came back from the west. The people didn’t expect this, so they were surprised by the storm.

A group of people, who tried to reach the security of the cave, was fighting their way through the darkness and the waves. Rebecca was only 17 months old, and she was carried by her mother. When the mother was hit by a wave she lost the baby and she floated away, but she was rescued by someone in the group. Finally, when they reached the cave, the little girl died from the injuries she got in the storm. She was buried in the cave and the cave renamed Rebecca’s Cave.

We actually saw Rebecca’s grave and I was going to take a photo of it, but Natty said she got a vibe that we weren’t to do that, that little Rebecca wouldn’t be pleased by that. Despite the fact that I believed that little Rebecca was long gone from Earth by this time and that where she was now, she really wouldn’t give a hoot whether we took a picture of her grave or not, I bowed to Natty’s wishes.

Can you imagine that though? Being in a really strong hurricane and having to take shelter in the cold, wet, exceedingly dark recesses of these caves? I bet a lot of bugs, reptiles and such take shelter there too! Ugh! That is some scary ish, man!

Beenie and Bounty

This is a test. You see, I have wanted to put videos on this site before, but they never used to work. Well, I have heard of a way to do this now. Unfortunately it seems to only be for selected videos, namely those hosted by Youtube and a couple of other websites. It doesn’t seem to work for the rest of them.

Woiii!! It work to rahtid! Sweet!