Grand Cayman 2018 (page 8 of 10)

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Day 8

We were out of eggs, so we snacked a bit in the morning and then headed to Heritage Kitchen for lunch because the internet said it opened at 11. As we all know, the internet isn’t always right and the sign outside said it opened at 12. So we headed over to the West Bay Diner, just a short way up the road instead. They were open there (they even have breakfast). Mike had an orange pineapple shake and Jim had a vanilla shake. For food, Mike & Jim had the fried mahi-mahi sandwich (side of fries for Mike, salad for Jim), Trina had a cheese burger & fries, and Greta had shrimp curry with rice & beans. All the food was great and we visited with the gal working the counter who was from Canada, and was telling us it’s rather a challenge to establish true residency here.

We headed back to the condo & then on to the Morgan’s Bay marina where Calypso & Catch are located. We waited a bit and then boarded Stingray’s bigger boat (a Newton) along with a family who are across the pool from us. We went to Stingray City Deep first. The sandbar where you can see stingrays was closed as the waves were over 8 feet high and there would have been nowhere to stand – it would have been dangerous, I am sure. Even where we were, we could see the reef where the waves were crashing and it was amazing. When we first tied off, the boat broke off a brand-new mooring line & they had to turn around and re-anchor. This was a bigger boat where you disembark for your dive using the “Giant Stride”. It was quite rocky and as Greta was getting ready to jump off, the boat twisted and she had to do a makeshift side leap off and Pierre (who wasn’t diving”) almost went in with her. Fortunately, it was a safe jump and no problems occurred.

Once we got in the water, the current was rather strong, even under water. Dom dove with us and told us how to feed the stingrays once they approached. Keep the squid in your first with no fingers sticking out, and they’ll suck the squid right out of your hand. At first the current was strong enough that it was hard to say in place with the squid but after a bit, it was much easier. At one point, we had 5 or 6 rays swimming around us, including a little guy. They are rough, almost sand-paper-ish on top but very soft and rubbery feeling underneath. Mike was able to touch the little guy & said he was all soft. They would swirl around us and Dom could hang on & roll around with them a bit. It was absolutely amazing to experience. We were going to try go past the boat later but the current was so strong, we didn’t even attempt it.

After that, we went to Starfish Point (near Rum Point, very near where we had dinner the night before). There we were able to wade around in water for a while that was very calm and look for starfish. It’s Ok to pick them up but not bring them into the air. We did that for 30 minutes or so – just very quiet and laid back. Then back to the condo.

Once we cleaned up at the condo, we headed out for dinner at the restaurant that was closed for lunch, the Heritage Kitchen. The options for food are limited to the catch of the day prepared 5 different ways, so you could either get grouper or mahi-mahi prepared "Cayman Style", coconut, curry, pan fried, and one other way. Trina and Greta both had the mahi mahi, Cayman style, Jim had the grouper coconut, and Mike had the mahi mahi curry style. All were very delicious, with a mango drink on the side. While we were waiting for dinner to be brought out, Jim and Mike were busy shooting the sunset, with several of the cruise ships departing (there were 7 that day). A quick stop at the grocery store for provisions for the last day, and we then tried to make a dent in the remainder of the significant rum collection we've accumulated throughout our stay.

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