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The East Coast

Tim Driving We rented a car and took off to explore the island. Note Tim’s driving position! Driving on the  right side was kinda different… the strangest part for me was to be working the gear shift with the left hand – and I was constantly looking over my right shoulder, instead of the left, while backing up or changing lanes!

GravesWe drove to the East side of the island, explored the Pirate’s Cave, Queen Elizabeth Botanical Park, and Rum Point. And as you can see from the picture, you never know who’s grave you will find.

LighthouseWe stopped off at the Lighthouse, on the Bodden Town Road. It’s a great spot for a nice lunch, and dinner is supposed to be amazing. We bought the cutest “Nutcracker” Christmas ornament, except this one is of a pirate with a peg leg!

In a hammock, Rum Point The water was not great for snorkeling; there was too much wind at Rum Point which made the water cloudy. Rum Point is a wonderful place though, and certainly worth the drive, all by itself. It’s a really beautiful part of the island.

Lobster But we did see a big lobster! It was in a protected area, so he seemed kinda brave!

Downtown Georgetown

Macaw parrots Lots of colorful characters in the Cayman Islands! Here are a couple of love birds – Macaw Parrots – making lots of noise and attracting big crowds!

Georgetown, Grand CaymanGeorgetown is a fairly small town, but there are approximately 14,000 duty free jewelry stores in the downtown core alone! Truly a remarkable site – quite dazzling, in fact. There are rows and rows of diamonds and emeralds and sapphires and rubies and something called Black Coral that is turned into wonderful art and beautiful jewelry.

da FrogStingray FountainSince the islands were notorious for the pirates that plagued her seas, it only natural that the ocean is littered with sunken ships everywhere – and you can buy “treasure” from all the wrecks around the islands. You can find everything from pieces of eight to 5th century BC Greek Alexander coins to cannon balls!