In 2000 mum and dad visited Cayman, for the day, while on a cruise. While here they bumped into a genuine pirate.

That’s just one of those things that happens here.

Anyway, 17 years, Hurricane Ivan and three earthquakes later the pirate in question is still lurking around town and mum caught up with him today!

He looked happy to see her.

Neither mum nor the pirate have changed much. Amazing what six coats of varnish can do…

He seemed in good fettle and had recently had a fresh coat of paint!

We had an explore around town and visited the suffragette statue in Heroes’ Square.

This was more than a bit of fun, mum and I had attended the premier of ‘History Her Story” last week an event hosted by the Minister of Education and Gender Affairs. It was the first showing of a documentary about the history of women’s rights here in the Cayman Islands.

It was a really moving evening and a fascinating film. It was attended by several of the original signatories of the letter to the Governor of Jamaica calling for equal rights for women. Cayman fell under the control of the Governor of Jamaica until Jamaica declared independence. The statue featured in the film and it recognises the importance of these events to the history of these islands.

The event included a poem written and performed by Nasaria Suckoo Chollette.

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We then went on to the National Library to an art exhibition being hosted there as part of the National Festival of Arts and had the chance to meet the artist behind some of the work on display.

A very interesting chap even if he did have an odd taste in shirts…