April 1, 2015
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
When Columbus made his landfall in the Caymans
in 1503, he found tortoises and sea turtles in such profusion that he
promptly named the islands Las Tortugas. But the name that stuck for the
islands was the Carib word "Caimanas." Fitting, since the caiman is a New
World crocodilian and the islands were long the lair of pirates, buccaneers,
and assorted freebooters. The Caymans are a Caribbean
paradise of white-sand beaches, coral gardens, and offshore waters harboring
spectacular shipwrecks.
We spent the day swimming
with stingrays at Stingray City. They were awesome and swam right up to us.
Carol fed one of the stingrays and he left her a present! A very nice
bruise on her hand because she held onto his food (squid) too tightly.
We then headed to Rum Point Beach for lunch, snorkeling and just general
relaxation.
Below are pictures of Rum
Point Beach. At the very bottom of this page are 2 videos. The
first shows what we saw underwater and the second shows Carol holding a
stingray!!
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