Grand Cayman Island
The motto is "Cayman Kind" and they live up to their name!
Travelled end of October-Beginning of November
Flight out of Cincinnati, OH to Owen Roberts International Airport
Stay:
7 Mile Beach Area
For a Day Trip: Fly to Little Cayman from Owen Roberts International Airport
-Little plane-sits less than 20 people
-Get a car or scooter rental or hitch hike (which is what my sister and her husband did)
-Kayak to Owen Island
-Seahorse Boutique & Coffee Shop within walking distance to airport. Try the Jerk Chicken Quesadillas!
-Walk the Preston Bay Iguana Nesting Sanctuary Trail which leads to a private beach with great snorkeling. Pack your snorkel gear!
Recommended Restaurants:
Casanova- Great Italian, homemade pasta, bring out complimentary bruschetta, oceanfront table (image 3 below)
Peppers Bar and Grill- traditional Cayman food
Ms Piper's Kitchen + Garden- beautiful aesthetic, cater to food restrictions (image 2 below)
Rackam's- amazing coconut shrimp, oceanfront, tarpon feeding 7:30pm everyday, can snorkel here and swim to a shipwreck off shore (the staff can point you in the right direction). Note: you will be swimming over deeper water to get there
Chicken! Chicken!- fresh roasted chicken
Burger Shack-great lunch spot with great burgers
Heritage Kitchen-fresh squeezed juice, fresh caught fish prepared in a variety of ways (cash only) (image 1 below)
Snorkel spots:
Cemetery beach-lobster, stingray, flounder, parrot fish
Rackams- shipwreck of Cali (image 1)
Spotts beach- sea turtles
Marriot Resort (image 6)
Rum Point is a very popular area to spend some time, lay on the beach, snorkel, walk the pier, and grab a meal! Be sure to go on the day the restaurant is open.
Starfish Point-to see starfish, there was Jelly fish beginning of November-near Rum Point (image 5)
Take a private boat tour to Stingray City- a locally owned small business is Sea Star Charters with Captain Clint
Get to feed and hang out with the big stingrays!
This tour also takes you snorkeling at the Barrier Reef. Go during conch season and get one!
The other snorkel spot he stops at is Coral Gardens where a large eel frequents his time here.
Stingray City
Top Tips:
-Get a car rental to explore the small island. You are able to get around whole island in around 2 hours. They do drive on the left side of the road.
-USD is accepted most places, but will receive KYD in change
-If you plan to explore around, rent an Air BnB compared to staying at a resort
-Bring your own snorkel gear-fins would be helpful, but not necessary