{"id":2730,"date":"2014-07-02T18:51:57","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T23:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=2730"},"modified":"2014-07-02T18:51:57","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T23:51:57","slug":"the-express-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=2730","title":{"rendered":"The express visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I had a friend who was on island and only had a very short time. \u00a0He had no car and really only 4 full days ; one being with me. \u00a0So this post would be for people who only have a very short time on Grand Cayman.<\/p>\n

Day 1: Recuperate from travel \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Day 2:\u00a0He went to town (one can check out the duty free stuff & tourist merchandise), \u00a0Seven Mile beach & Camana Bay. No brainer<\/p>\n

Day 3:\u00a0I had him go to Stingray City. \u00a0Easy peasy and a no brainer!<\/p>\n

Once those are checked off, there is really one last piece of the puzzle for a short trip to Grand Cayman : Go east young man! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Ok … here we go and with pictures for most of the places of course.<\/p>\n

So leaving town, we took South Church Street and essentially kept the water to our right the entire time. We slowed down at Smith Cove, but did not stop. It’s a great beach but time did not permit!<\/p>\n

Now … much more east. A stop at the Blowholes just before East End village. Today there were good size waves and we got a good show.<\/p>\n

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Next up; the wreck on the Ten Sails and a nice view due east of the island and of the far away reef.<\/p>\n

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After a quick stop at the small strip mall at east end (near Reef Resort – there is a small Fosters grocery, quite convenient for water and snacks) we headed to one of my favorite secluded beaches. \u00a0Here, assuming the ocean is calm, you get great snorkeling and also have underwater cold\/sulfur vents ; quite neat to see. \u00a0I made a post about this place a while ago … if you missed it here it is. \u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=1205<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0On a sunny & calm day, this place is really pretty.<\/p>\n

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Now for lunch. \u00a0We stopped at “Over the edge” which is on the north side on the way to Rum Point. \u00a0I found the food to be very good and prices quite affordable. \u00a0As you can see the view was great (we sat inside though … at this point we were getting more than our fair share of sunshine)<\/p>\n

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Next stop … Starfish Point. \u00a0 Awesome place to see starfish. \u00a0Remember, don’t take them out of the water. \u00a0If you do, no more than a few seconds. \u00a0If you do, the water will seep out of them and they will then float and die, which we obviously don’t want. \u00a0Just holding gently them underwater is quite fun anyway.<\/p>\n

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Rum Point … does this place really need an introduction? \ud83d\ude42 After hundreds of times here I never get tired of this place.<\/p>\n

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And finally, on this whirlwind day, a stop at the Queen Elizabeth Botanical garden to see the Blue Iguanas. \u00a0 Such awesome creatures … they really are like dinosaurs. \u00a0We saw two while on the path (one of them using the bench as below) and one (second below) was right in the parking lot while we were leaving. \u00a0Here is my friend getting some up close and personal pictures of this lovely fellow.<\/p>\n

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We actually did a final stop after ; a snorkel at Spotts Beach ; a place I have snorkeled many times and which was featured here a few times. \u00a0We saw many turtles and even a few stingrays.<\/p>\n

All-in-all this was an awesome day. \u00a0Here is the route we took and back (he was staying in West Bay and I picked him up in town) \u00a0We kept the water to our right and on the way back to town took the road that crosses the island. \u00a0This was a lot of fun but I was quite beat afterwards! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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