Grand Cayman

Grand Cayman was the 2nd port on our West Caribbean cruise and Amy and I decided to see it by bike--don't we look cute in our helmets? Grand Cayman is a British colony and is relatively flat with no rivers. Therefore it has no fresh water--an interesting fact I learned. But it did have gorgeous beaches and we really enjoyed riding around and seeing how people lived. It kinda reminded me of Florida.

Anyhow, I didn't take as many photos as I did on Jamaica but here are a few. Here's Amy excited to get going:

The bikes for our tour all lined up. Of course I chose a red one :).

Along our route we stopped at a few points of interest, the first of which was a turtle farm. Because sea turtles are endangered and hunted for their shells, this farm was started to breed them, let some go back into the wild, keep some for education, and unfortunately consume some. They were so cute.

Their markings are such works of art:

We even got to hold one of the little guys:

Next we hopped back on our bikes and went to hell. I did not know previously that hell was located on Grand Cayman, but I guess it is:

The story is that these rock formations were spotted by an early explorer and he exclaimed that the spot looked like what he imagined hell would, and the name stuck.

Here's our faithful guide:

And what I can only assume is the gates of hell:

Along the way we also stopped at a yummy bakery and sampled some rum cake that the island is famous for.

Finally we ended up on the 7 mile beach where we swam in this gorgeous water:

And that's the closest photo of me in a bathing suit that you're going to see :).

Fun times! Coming soon....Cozumel.