Georgetown
Grand Cayman is noted primarily for three attractions. The seven-mile beach is known worldwide as one of the best beaches. The diving off Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac is excellent in both diversity of fish and visibility. In the North Sound, Stingray City gives visitors a unique experience feeding and playing with large stingrays.
The capital, Georgetown, is also the main port for the island. Here many cruise ships tender their passengers in to town each day. The town itself has a very British feel to it. They also drive on the left side of the road. Harbor Street, right in front of the tender landing, is the center of the tourist area. Shops and markets selling the usual Caribbean wears and goods.
Seven-mile Beach is just a few minute drive north of Georgetown on North Church Street. Further north off of the peninsula is three very good diving areas and just to the East of that is the Stingray City sandbar
We haven’t seen the Stingrays in Grand Cayman, so we thought this might be a cool adventure. We boarded a pontoon boat with about 25 other people and headed out to the Stingray City Sandbar. It takes about 15 minutes to get there. The sandbar is in the middle of the sound with deep waters all around. While we were there, 5-6 other boats were also vying for the stingrays’ attention. Lucky for everyone that there are about a hundred or so large stingrays hanging out here waiting to be fed. The water here is about waist high and very clear. The guide begins feeding the stingrays and they come over in droves. You feed them bits of squid. Just put your hand in the water and swish it around. They will literally climb up on your front or back to get to the food. They feel smooth and slick. It is really a cool experience. Shannon did not like the way they climbed on her and she became really scared and began to cry. What a shame. She wanted to get out of the water and she waited on the boat for the rest of us to finish. We hung out for about 45 minutes with the stingrays and then boarded the boat for the trip back. Its about a 3 hour excursion and costs around $20.
Stingrays in the water
Stingray city
Me with the stingrays
Me with the stingrays
