The only scheduled touristy adventure I planned was a road trip around the East End. I mapped out little touristy points of interest and fun stops along the way. Unfortunately, Cruise Ship Patty didn't anticipate the entire planned route and stops to only take an hour... did I mention Grand Cayman isn't very big??
Queen's Monument - blew right past it.
Wreck of the Ten Sails Memorial
This is a quaint little overlook memorial of old sip wreckage offshore on the reef. There is a nice little walking path, vintage artifacts from wrecks in the area and a great overlook spot. We got there just before the cruise ship tours started arriving so we had the whole place to ourselves.
Kids thought this propeller was neat to stand next to and touch.
Nest stop - Blow Holes!
Ok, so to Handy Man and I these blow holes didn't even come close to comparing to blow holes we had seen in Hawaii... but the kids thought they were pretty cool.
I can honestly say, I enjoyed watching the kids more than anything...
That was the drive! haha
We did plan a tour of the Cayman Caves. It involved a guided walking tour of the tropical rain forest and the underground cave systems on Grand Cayman.
The tour started off in this tree house type structure where they had a little gift shop and bug spray station. Mosquitoes you say? I'll take 4 bottles please!
We were guided along a lush trail as we learned about the different trees and plants in the Cayman rain forest. We were able to venture into and explore three different caves. Each was unique and beautiful.
The kids loved climbing up into tiny little places so they could explore every inch of the caves, stalactites and stalagmites.
So many different shapes and sizes, colors and textures.
There were tree roots hanging from the ceilings in search of a water source.
In the last cave we went into, there was an underground water source.
The tour company had installed a specialized light system which had different settings and each one illuminated different features of the cave and pool. It was amazing just how complex the cave systems truly are and the depth.
The kids said they liked these caves better than the cave we visited in South Dakota.
Perhaps what made the caves so much more interesting to the kids...
... spotting and watching all the fruit bats hanging from the ceilings or flying around overhead!
After the caves we headed back to the rental and spent some time swimming in the pool. The complex also had a swimming pool!
My Brown Eyed Girl and Mr Blue Eyes tried to convince me to let them keep it confined, some way, for the rest of the week. Alas, we agreed it was better to release the crab and perhaps find him another day.
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