Cayman Islands
Travel Blogs from Cayman Islands
Next and final part I hope of the story!
Next stage is.............when my boss came back he told me.........this guy was spear gun fishing illegally for marine life...when the marine boat picked him up and handed him over the the in shore cops the guy mad a run for it!!!!! but they caught him ...
Cayman Islands
This tour incorporates the island's best features above and below the water. Travel in the Nautilus, the most luxurious semi-submarine in the world, and explore the marine paradise of Cheeseburger Reef and the ghostly, ancient shipwrecks of the Cali and ...
More white sand, blue sea and palm trees
... Did seven mile beach and the northern end of the island. Very windy and waves crashing on the rocks. Had my evening meal of Cayman chicken, rice and salad at the Hotel outside bar, washed down by a couple of pints of Caybrew beer. Remembered to use the ...
Cayman Islands
... and deserters from Oliver Cromwell's army in Jamaica. Under the Treaty of Madrid, the British took permanent possession of the Cayman Islands in 1670. The British at that time brought in slaves from Africa, which is why there are many Caymanians with a ...
Monday 30 April– 01 May 2012 - Hello Cayman
Monday 30 April– 01 May 2012 - Hello Cayman Brac The joyfully cruising softly spoken officials of Cayman Brac ( the smallest of the Cayman Isles) cleared us in and then left us to a rolling, jerky sea for the night. First thing in the morning, we ...
Rum Point Birthday Here I Come!
I truly can not imagine a better place to spend my birthday. I'm totally in love with the Cayman Islands. The people, the shops, the beaches, the water. Everything. Ray, Bev, Mike, and I were comtemplating renting a car and driving to ...
Sting Ray City + 1 week already
Well I have been here 1 week and the first week has gone over quickly so that is good as that is how it should be. I'm still finding out how Jane likes things done etc which will take a few weeks as everyone has their own ways of how they like things ...
All that work deserves a vacation!
... ? Has no one learned from the Titanic? O'well This wasn't my first cruise, but it was a blast. We had stops at various islands throughout the Caribbean. My mom even tried snorkeling despite her claim of being a weak swimmer. I don't know if she is or not, ...
Star Fish Point
Weather wasnt too good today so we headed up to Star Fish point today in search of Star Fish...and yes we did find some. I thought that they would be soft a floppy to hold but they are like stone. We then went looking at houses!!!! ...
Accompaning Mum on a Business Trip: Cayman Islands
I was about 7 when this trip occured so I barely remember anything about it - except for swimming with turtles! ...
Days 5-6
Day 5 - George Town, Grand Cayman Islands We got a tip from another couple on the ship that there was a well-priced snorkel shop not far from the port, and that the reef in front of their shop (they were right on the water) was the best snorkeling area ...
Day 5: July 8, 2010 - Grand Cayman
... down to Deck 1 to tender (small boat which goes to the pier, because there is no cruise ship dock in Grand Cayman) to the island. I figured we would arrive early, but better early than late. Chip mentioned in the confirmations that an early departure ...
First day in Cayman
Well we made down to Cayman after a long day in transit. Weather is nice... a bit windy today but considering we left -15 degrees and now are sitting in 79 degree...can't complain! Here are a few pictures of our first ...
Cayman Islands
... , I have to admit, I was not a huge fan of the island in general. Too many banks and overpriced gift shops. I think Grand Cayman is the Switzerland of the Caribbean. But the cool thing about this stop was that we got to go snorkeling with sting rays out ...
Fun Day at Sea
... get a nice breeze from the ocean though. My face is a little pink but otherwise my tan is coming along! I am heading to Grand Cayman tomorrow and hopefully- if we make it (just kidding mom!)- I will get to swim with Sting Ray's tomorrow at Sting Ray ...
Land-Ho
On Wednesday, a little before 7am my husband wakes me up and says that he thinks we may be pulling into Grand Cayman because of all of the noise. How I slept through the racket I will never know because the engines were really loud and there was a lot of ...
Just passed my Open Water course work!!
Yay, just finished my Open Water e-course and passed!! Took most of the day (and last couple of days), with a brief interlude to try out the resort bikes and ride to the local beach just 10mins away, and to watch Richard undertake his Divemaster swim ...
Pirates and Turtles anyone!!!
... in much better shape. We bought a few souvenirs and Mark and the girls all bought some necklaces from the handicrafts market. Grand Cayman is mainly known for the pirates, turtles and iguanas. We had a few photos taken with the pirates and then came back ...
day 4 - grand cayman
they had a ship drill the first day we were on. the emergancy drill was 7 short and 1 long horn. tonight was the midnight buffett. i met a girl, by the name of september. but here birthday was in november. the whole family (grandparents,parents and ...
wedding day!
Today we got to relax. We spent the better part of the day by the pool. We had two cat visitors in the condo along with a small lizard. The lizard liked sitting on the warm computer cord. This afternoon was Martha and ...
Stingray City
... , too. During the morning, we explored the beach by our condo. We're about 10 miles from the main tourist area of Cayman, Georgetown & 7 mile beach, so it is nice and quiet here. The beach here has lots of washed up shells and pieces of ...
Go figure: Hell is closed on Sundays!
... last dive of this trip. All together we spent over 5 hours diving. If anyone is considering a diving trip to Cayman, we highly recommend Deep Blue Divers for your boat dives. They are a full-service diving operation, take small groups ...
Stop One - Grand Cayman's
... we went through the trailing end of Tropical Storm Ida. First a little educational session of the Caymans; They actually consist of three islands (Cayman Brac, Little Cayman and Grand Cayman) of which Grand Cayman is the largest at 22 miles long by ...
Qualified.. hurrah!!
Couldn't update the blog yesterday as really really tired, another intense day of training... but.... success, am now a qualified Open Water diver !!! Again, spent the morning in the pool training and then 2 dives in the afternoon, both to ...

