Bobbie_552001 | Friday, October 31, 2003 - 09:16 pm     I'm getting ready to head to the Grand Caymans in a couple of weeks with one of my very best friends. Has anyone been there?? If so...where to go...what to eat....you know all the important things!! We are staying on Five Mile Beach...so any ideas would be appreciated!! |
Tabbyking | Friday, October 31, 2003 - 09:20 pm     whoa!! i only know people who hide their money there...i'll bet every place is good. can you buy a postcard and download it on here when you get back so we can all feel like we got mail?! have the best time ever. you go, girlfriend!! and you know what? if you are going there with one of your 'very best friends', even a not-great meal or overly expensive store will be a memory to laugh at later. just being there with someone you love and can talk with--it will all be good. okay, if there are cockroaches the size of dinner plates, even a best friend might not be enough to counter the ugh...... just kidding. you will have a super time! i'm so envious. i get to go to gilroy and have lab work done in a few weeks, so it's not like i don't get to go somewhere, too   |
Bobbie_552001 | Friday, October 31, 2003 - 09:28 pm     I'm so ready for tons of laughter and I'm sure that I'll get exactly that!! I hear that it is beautiful but I just have no idea what to expect!! I'll do better than a post card....there will be pictures...tons of pictures and maybe even naked butt shots. After all it is the Caymans....lol |
Tabbyking | Friday, October 31, 2003 - 09:32 pm     oh yeah! butt shots!! |
Texannie | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 06:44 am     We are going on a cruise there in March. We are doing the Stingray swim http://caymanislandsdiscounts.com/CaptainBryan.htm I can not wait!!! We have had several people tell us this is a must! |
Reader234 | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 06:57 am     All right Bobbie!! Will be looking forward to the full report... |
Bobbie_552001 | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 12:19 pm     Thanks so much for the link Texannie. I too can't wait. We are flying directly to the Caymans and will be there for five days. I do know that I want to try snorkling!! And now...the stingray swim is looking very tempting. Reader a full report with pictures is a must. I hear they sunbath naked down there...so I'll have to be a little careful about what I post....lol |
Texannie | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 12:24 pm     Bobbie, I have had several people tell me it's the experience of a lifetime! I have also heard you should go to "Hell" and have your picture taken and send a postcard. |
Bobbie_552001 | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 12:59 pm     What other islands are you visiting on your cruise Texannie?? And "Hell" is somewhere close?? You'll have to fill me in on that one! |
Buzzelda | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 01:04 pm     Bobbie, we had a day in the Caymans on a cruise I took a few years ago and I loved the stingrays, but my favorite was a short trip on a glass bottom boat to view sunken boats. Have fun |
Bobbie_552001 | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 01:14 pm     Thanks Buzzelda...I'm sure that it will be a great deal of fun. We have also heard of a "graveyard" a couple of hundred feet off shore that is suppose to be wonderful for snorkling... |
Egbok | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 01:27 pm     Oh Bobbie, I've never been to the Caymans and so I want a full report in the Road Trip thread as soon as humanly possible!! Have a great time on your trip!! |
Texannie | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 03:21 pm     http://www.caymans.com/~caymans/Go_To_Hell.html (it would be a quick trip!) We are going to be going out of Galveston for 7 days. Going to Key West, Grand Cayman and Cozumel. I am really excited. |
Squaredsc | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 06:07 pm     bobbie, have tons of fun for me plz. |
Fabnsab | Monday, November 03, 2003 - 08:46 pm     Grand Cayman was absolutely gorgeous. We had a day there on our cruise too. It was the bluest water of any caribbean island I have been on. We decided to spend our day on 5 mile beach instead of doing an expensive excursion. We had so many other islands ahead of us that we were doing trips on, we tried to conserve the funds.We were going to go on a yacht snorkeling trip, if we did anything. Well, I can tell you that both hubby and I agree the the day we spent there was the best of the whole trip. We bought $8 snorkeling gear at walmart and took that to the beach. We spent the whole day snorkeling by ourselves, at our own pace, holding hands. We saw many stingray, even babies. We saw them dart in and out of the sand. We saw so many different things that we had to come home and look them up on the net. There was this little 3 inch yellow fish that adopted us and swam under my husbands chin almost the whole day. He even followed us to the shallow water. He wouldn't leave our sight. We were actually sad to get out and leave him. We had the best day! We ate at a restaurant on the water near the cruise dock. It was very laid back and the food was decent. We just sat there, with our food, watching the world go by. There was an amazing breeze. Oh, to be there again...SIGH I hope you have a fabulous time. It is truly marvelous. |
Fabnsab | Monday, November 03, 2003 - 08:49 pm     Texannie, those are three great places. You'll have a blast! There is a store in Cozumel called Los Cincos Soles, that has the best souvenirs. Ok, so they mass produce them but you can get mexican blankets 3 for $10!! And they are gorgeous! We fit our clothes in two suitcases but I brought a third just for shopping,a nd thank goodness I did! You can get lost in there. Have a great time! |
Sherbear | Monday, November 03, 2003 - 10:13 pm     I went to Stingrey City on Grand Cayman in April. I loved it. It was beautiful and one of the most perfect days of my life. We used Captain Marvins. They were very good. Captain Bryans uses catarmarans (sp). We saw them and I understand they are very good. Buy an underwater camera at Target or Walmart here before leaving. I got one for 20 dollars. There are tons of shops, they have beautiful jewelery. The food is very high cost. They do have a Hard Rock. We asked the driver of captain marvins for a local spot and he told us a few. |
Texannie | Tuesday, November 04, 2003 - 06:31 am     I am so excited Fab, I have already booked ALL of our excursions! (can we say type A????). Sher..I heard great things about Capt Marvin's too, but I am a huge catarmaran fan, so I had to do it. We are techincally with a different capt cause we are doing Snorkler's Dream..in addition to Stingray City, we are doing 2 other snorkling stops. Here is a site I used for info..hope it helps. http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=frm&s=927093444&f=688097554 |
Bobbie_552001 | Tuesday, November 04, 2003 - 04:47 pm     Thank you everyone for all the wonderful ideas. I've printed off the entire thread so you will all be going with me so to speak. The weather in Ohio has been just wonderful, but I'm still looking forward to just chilling out and watching life go by.... Keep the ideas coming!! And again thank you so much. |
Scootersmom | Tuesday, November 04, 2003 - 06:02 pm     Oh, it's been several years since we were in the Cayman's! Wow...let me think. We were there for 5 days. We took 2 excursions to Stingray City. (Hubby liked it so much..LOL) Snorkeling is a must Bobbie! It's like swimming in your own private aquarium. Absolutely beautiful water. Let's see, Hell...there is a small post office there and several of our friends wanted a postcard from "Hell"..so we mailed quite a few. We also took the ferry over to "Rum Point" (?)...it has a nice small beach, some shops and a couple of places to eat....very relaxing. Georgetown is cool and we did most of our shopping there. The people on the island were very friendly and very helpful. In fact, when we went to "Hell" it was on a Sunday, and not alot of taxi's were on duty. We took a bus up, and thought a bus would come swinging by when we were ready to leave. Come to find out, no more buses Yikes! A cab driver took pity on us and took us back to our condo, even tho he was off duty for the day. Of all of the isles in the Carribean, this was my favorite. Very clean and very nice people. You'll have a wonderful time, bring back lots of pics! Gosh I hope this helps a little...it's been a few years..so maybe someone has something to add since hubby and I were there  |
Tess | Tuesday, November 04, 2003 - 07:44 pm     Bobbie, my only advice on the Grand Caymans is to take some fabulous photos and post them in the Raod Trip thread when you get back or people will beat you senseless. I wouldn't be one of those people, but you will be harangued. Trust me. And have a fabulous time. |
Bobbie_552001 | Tuesday, November 04, 2003 - 08:24 pm     Thanks so much Scootersmom and Tess...I wouldn't dream of not sharing it with all of you...These last couple of days at work have made me realize that I'm so looking forward to the R&R.... |