Cayman Islands - Grand Cayman
Oct 1, 2010, 05:14 PM
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Cayman Islands - Grand Cayman
I decided to take my wife on a quick 4 day excursion to Grand Cayman island for our Christmas this year and get the hell out of dodge during the terrible 40 degree winters we have here in Texas (we both hate winter). We have chosen to stay on the main island and so far we have scheduled to go on a fishing charter and to go to Stingray City but we have 2 more full days of things to fill up on our trip. If anyone has been and has any good/bad advice please drop a line and let me know!
Oct 1, 2010, 11:47 PM
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renting a hobie cat is fun, we did that in costa rica. its like a super tiny catamaran that with 10 minutes of instruction you'll be able to do on your own.
also, if your into marine life, find a reef and go snorkling. we went for our first time in australia and now i'm going to be planning all my vacations around it
i know you'll find both those around grand cayman.
also, if your into marine life, find a reef and go snorkling. we went for our first time in australia and now i'm going to be planning all my vacations around it
i know you'll find both those around grand cayman.
Oct 2, 2010, 09:14 AM
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We went a few years ago and it's one of our favorite places. I highly recommend Captain Marvins for tours: http://www.captainmarvins.com/
Small groups, friendly people, etc.
Small groups, friendly people, etc.
Oct 2, 2010, 09:30 AM
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Thanks for the responses! I will definately look into the Captain Marvins Tours.
I am currently buying my GoPro HD camera with the underwater fix enclosure from Eye of Mine. I think I am going to pick up a Canon Underwater 12mp camera. I really wish I had both of those in Thailand. For the price of a underwater enclosure for my Canon HF20, I can buy both the GoPro and the Canon underwater sport camera.
I am currently buying my GoPro HD camera with the underwater fix enclosure from Eye of Mine. I think I am going to pick up a Canon Underwater 12mp camera. I really wish I had both of those in Thailand. For the price of a underwater enclosure for my Canon HF20, I can buy both the GoPro and the Canon underwater sport camera.
Oct 2, 2010, 09:33 AM
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Get the Sony TX5.
It's a good P&S and is waterproof and dust proof (and shock proof if you're a clutz like me).
I used it while snorkeling in Playa this year. Worked well, although there wasn't a lot to take pictures of.
A couple other cool things about it are that it has a panoramic mode (here's one we took at the Plano balloon festival: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1347470667) and it can take multi-frames/second in burst mode (good for fish, kids, cars, etc. where it's hard to bracket them).
Also they finally moved away from memory stick (it takes either memory stick or SD card).
It's a good P&S and is waterproof and dust proof (and shock proof if you're a clutz like me).
I used it while snorkeling in Playa this year. Worked well, although there wasn't a lot to take pictures of.
A couple other cool things about it are that it has a panoramic mode (here's one we took at the Plano balloon festival: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1347470667) and it can take multi-frames/second in burst mode (good for fish, kids, cars, etc. where it's hard to bracket them).
Also they finally moved away from memory stick (it takes either memory stick or SD card).
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Oct 2, 2010, 09:36 AM
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Get the Sony TX5.
It's a good P&S and is waterproof and dust proof (and shock proof if you're a clutz like me).
I used it while snorkeling in Playa this year. Worked well, although there wasn't a lot to take pictures of.
A couple other cool things about it are that it has a panoramic mode (here's one we took at the Plano balloon festival: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1347470667) and it can take multi-frames/second in burst mode (good for fish, kids, cars, etc. where it's hard to bracket them).
Also they finally moved away from memory stick (it takes either memory stick or SD card).
It's a good P&S and is waterproof and dust proof (and shock proof if you're a clutz like me).
I used it while snorkeling in Playa this year. Worked well, although there wasn't a lot to take pictures of.
A couple other cool things about it are that it has a panoramic mode (here's one we took at the Plano balloon festival: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1347470667) and it can take multi-frames/second in burst mode (good for fish, kids, cars, etc. where it's hard to bracket them).
Also they finally moved away from memory stick (it takes either memory stick or SD card).
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there is quite a lot to do when you and your wife get here, and plenty restaurants to choose from, lobster pot, cracked conch, rackhams, hammerhead, deckers, aqua beach, calico jack, just to name a few, captain marvins tour is also a good recommend, hope you enjoy when you get here
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Get the Sony TX5.
It's a good P&S and is waterproof and dust proof (and shock proof if you're a clutz like me).
I used it while snorkeling in Playa this year. Worked well, although there wasn't a lot to take pictures of.
A couple other cool things about it are that it has a panoramic mode (here's one we took at the Plano balloon festival: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1347470667) and it can take multi-frames/second in burst mode (good for fish, kids, cars, etc. where it's hard to bracket them).
Also they finally moved away from memory stick (it takes either memory stick or SD card).
It's a good P&S and is waterproof and dust proof (and shock proof if you're a clutz like me).
I used it while snorkeling in Playa this year. Worked well, although there wasn't a lot to take pictures of.
A couple other cool things about it are that it has a panoramic mode (here's one we took at the Plano balloon festival: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1347470667) and it can take multi-frames/second in burst mode (good for fish, kids, cars, etc. where it's hard to bracket them).
Also they finally moved away from memory stick (it takes either memory stick or SD card).
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there is quite a lot to do when you and your wife get here, and plenty restaurants to choose from, lobster pot, cracked conch, rackhams, hammerhead, deckers, aqua beach, calico jack, just to name a few, captain marvins tour is also a good recommend, hope you enjoy when you get here
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We went a few years ago and it's one of our favorite places. I highly recommend Captain Marvins for tours: http://www.captainmarvins.com/
Small groups, friendly people, etc.
Small groups, friendly people, etc.
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I went there for my Honeymoon It was INCREDIBLE!! Definitely go check out Sting Ray city on the sand bar. That is an experience I will never forget. There are 100's of wild sting rays there you can swim with. They are so tame you can get "back massages from them". There is a beach called Rum Point. I highly recommend planing a day or afternoon to just go hang out at rum point. It is a very relaxing beach, with trees and super clear water. They have a little restaurant and bar right on the beach that makes a pretty good hamburger. The snorkeling is awesome, there are several ship wreaks very close to shore you can snorkel, I snorkeled a wreck that was caused by rice (The wreck of the Cali (grand cayman)... the ship got a small leak the rice expanded and fracture the haul, so the story goes... the ship was a sailing ship converted to diesel and its like one of the largest diesel engines fitted to a sailing ship or something, the thing is MASSIVE.
And since this is an evo forum, I saw 2 evo 8s and 1 evo 9 within a three hour time period.
And since this is an evo forum, I saw 2 evo 8s and 1 evo 9 within a three hour time period.
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I went there for my Honeymoon It was INCREDIBLE!! Definitely go check out Sting Ray city on the sand bar. That is an experience I will never forget. There are 100's of wild sting rays there you can swim with. They are so tame you can get "back massages from them". There is a beach called Rum Point. I highly recommend planing a day or afternoon to just go hang out at rum point. It is a very relaxing beach, with trees and super clear water. They have a little restaurant and bar right on the beach that makes a pretty good hamburger. The snorkeling is awesome, there are several ship wreaks very close to shore you can snorkel, I snorkeled a wreck that was caused by rice (The wreck of the Cali (grand cayman)... the ship got a small leak the rice expanded and fracture the haul, so the story goes... the ship was a sailing ship converted to diesel and its like one of the largest diesel engines fitted to a sailing ship or something, the thing is MASSIVE.
And since this is an evo forum, I saw 2 evo 8s and 1 evo 9 within a three hour time period.
And since this is an evo forum, I saw 2 evo 8s and 1 evo 9 within a three hour time period.