From the harbor of George Town we motored up and around the island, through a channel into the North Sound which is displaying only 7.5 to 9 feet of depth and further on into Governors Creek. It is a pretty lagoon where we are swinging under anchor in 15 feet of water together with a handful of other cruising boats. This lagoon is protected on one side by mangroves and surrounded by upscale homes and multimillion dollar mansions sitting on estates bordering on canals similar to Ft. Lauderdale. A short dinghy ride through the canals is where we tie up at a wooden boats dock. Across from the street is the "Cost U Less" very well stocked Supermarket at the Governors Square Shopping Center. And parallel runs the West Bay Road which gives access to the Seven Mile Beach. The tourism guide claims the Seven Mile Beach is the jewel of the Cayman Islands and the Caribbean's Best Beach! It is really 7 miles of white powdery sand and the water is a turquoise color with no rocks or anything visible in it.
Benno and I have taken the bus into the commercial district, visiting the A. L. Thompson's hardware store which is bigger and better stocked than the largest Home Depot we have ever seen. Also the Supermarkets are equal in size and quality merchandize to any North American store. This is a truly delightful island, so clean and well kept. The only downside is, there is no 3G service here, which means no internet through our cell phone and there is no open wifi or internet café near the lagoon. We have to visit the "perk Up" an upscale coffee shop which has free wifi for its customers.