Got
up early and started packing, got some breakfast and got ready to go
on our last scuba dive. Somehow, the group left without us knowing,
but we hurried up and drove to where they were and met the boat. We
were able to go! We loaded onto the boat and Laura and Helen led our
two dives. They were awesome! We got down to 100 feet, saw a moray
eel and swam by a shipwreck called the Kittiwake. Very cool dives and
a nice way to wrap up our scuba experience.
We went to the Heritage
Cafe, a local, right-off-the-water shack that served fresh fish and
wonderful little biscuits. I got Cayman style snapper and Rachel got
curried grouper. It was probably the best lunch we had. Everyone that
was near the restaurant was raving about it! And you know it's good
when the locals go there.
After
that, we wanted to check out Barker's National Park, which was a 10
minute drive from our hotel, if not less. We drive there, and it is a
bunch of super pot-holed roads surrounded by swampy areas on both
sides. It was pretty unimpressive most of the way. We knew it had to
be better, so we pulled off and walked toward the ocean.
It
started raining, but it was an “island rain” and only lasted a
few minutes. We watched kite surfers for awhile, then went on a walk
along the beach. We looked for shells, played with hermit crabs,
enjoyed the beauty, took photos. There were mangrove trees right off
the beach in the water. We met a guy on the beach who had moved from
the U.S. to the Caymans and had his own construction company and
adopted the dog he was walking with when he moved here 20 years ago.
It was a nice stroll.
We
went back to the hotel and walked to the Hell bar again that night.
We had a blast, saw some of Rachel's friends, played pool, danced,
and just generally had a really good night.
Ivan
the dog had followed us almost all the way to the bar before his
owners picked him up. Dinner wasn't much, we just split an overcooked
burger before the bar.
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