Grand Cayman 2023

 It is always a pleasure to visit Grand Cayman.

It feels almost like home, since we've visited before, in 2016 and 2019.

and then the pandemic hit...

but nothing would keep us away.  

The island is bouncing back from COVID-19 lockdown - with a vengeance - prices have tripled! 

Many places are still closed - Downtown Georgetown was a ghost town. 

Some popular spots like Rum Point were still closed for renovations. BTW there was quite a lot of construction everywhere.

 Also, it has been a really bad summer for the sargassum invasion and all the coastline except Seven Mile beach was drowning in seaweed. :( as you can see in these pictures of Breakers:

But we took it easy and visited new (to us) places, revisited old favorites and went scuba diving.

Macabuca

Starfish Point

Seven Mile Beach

Smith Cove

Camana Bay

Coral Beach

Grand Cayman 2019

Back to Grand Cayman :)
(Click on the pictures to go to the picture album)

We had already visited in 2016,

and we fell in love with the island and its people.

This time we decided to revisit some places, do what we missed during our first trip,

and of course, get our daily dose of Seven Mile Beach

(following doctor's orders!!)

Seven Mile Beach

Governor's Beach

Rum Point

Stingray City

Ten Sail

Hell

Macabuca

Camana Bay

Turtle Farm

We coincided with Batabano, the colorful carnival celebration of the island
and got to enjoy some of it.

And of course, we spent most of our time underwater.
Big thanks to Chris and Rowan from

Reef Divers at Cobalt Coast Resort

Some pictures & videos of the diving

and, the cherry on top of our stay was

this wonderful encounter with a 10-ft Caribbean manta 

Still in awe!

Click on this picture to see a video

And on this picture to go to the picture album

Little Cayman, Cayman Islands

The island - view from plane (Video)

Little Cayman Museum

Point of Sand

Driving around
(Most pictures have descriptions)

Little Cayman Beach Resort/Reef Divers

Diving (Pictures and videos)

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 2016

There are few beaches as beautiful as Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman.

However, the island is much more than a quick cruise stop. 

Georgetown (Downtown)

Pedro St. James

Camana Bay

Smith's Barcadiere

Macabuca/Cracked Conch

Over the Edge Cafe

Lighthouse at Breakers

West Bay Dock

Flip Flop Tree

Blow Holes

Wreck of the Ten Sail

Rum Point

And of course, it's a first-class diving destination.

We had a great time diving with 

Don Foster's Dive Center

Here are some pictures of the deep blue.