Day 6
May 9, 2012
Grand Cayman was our last port of the trip and it was beautiful! I would love to have the opportunity to go back one day.
We signed up to go to a turtle farm, go to Hell (relax, it's an actual city), and swim with the sting rays! It was a long and fun-filled day!
First we were off to Hell, a city that has some lava rock formations that people dubbed as "Hell" because they thought that is what Hell would look like.
Not necessarily a place I would visit again, but I can to say you've been to Hell and back .
After our quick trip to Hell, we headed to a turtle farm where we were able to hold turtles! Dream. Come. True. They had large pools of turtles you could pick up and hold.
We were able to walk around for about an hour and hold the turtles, look at some of their education facilities, get to see a cayman, and enjoy the tropical breeze.
After the turtle farm, we made our way back through town to head towards the dock to hop on our sting ray boat. The town was beautiful. It reminds me a little of Hawaii. The Cayman Islands are British Territory, so we drove on the other side of the road. She also told us how they are planning a great celebration for the Queen's Jubilee.
They also have a place called 7 mile beach that is spotted with nice hotels (Marriott, Ritz, Sheraton, etc). New vacation spot, Mom and Dad??? ;)
For you, Pop :)
Once at the boat dock, we got on our catamaran and headed out to a sandbar a few miles off shore. This sandbar is where the string rays stay in order to get fed by tourists. All the boats back up in a circle and the tourists get out and feed the string rays. Our guide said this has been done for over 65 years, so the rays are friendly and they rarely have problems.
Maren and I getting our squid to feed the rays..
Feeding the rays...
Apparently I didn't like the feel of it......
Chelsea didn't want to hold or feed a ray, so, like a good friend, I pretended to be one for her :)
After getting back to the port, we had another formal night. We ate in the dining room, attended a show, went to a comedy show, and then hit the hay. It really was a phenomenal day!
For your viewing pleasure:
And Maren just gave me this one from Roatan on me zip lining :)
Was the sting ray slimy? What it mushy feeding him the squid? Did you bring home a sea turtle for me, I mean, Mouse? Looks beautiful and like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI can't really describe what they feel like. It is unreal. It is like a mix between a sponge and moss and slippery grass. They eat it like a vacuum. So you put your hand right under it's both and it sucks it in. It was interesting :)
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