Monday came and saw Debi having to head to work again but she only worked until 1:30pm so we had plans to head out to the Sand Bar to go swimming with the rays that afternoon. Of course at first we thought we were heading to Stingray City but later learned that Stingray city is actually at a different location with a lot deeper water where people dive. Sand Bar is actually where most people go to see them. The water is only a couple feet deep so you can actually walk around and have the little (and really big) sting rays swim around with you.
One of the big rays.
One of the little rays.
Wandering around in the water. The shadows in the water are rays.
Of course Debi knowing people once again came in handy becauase instead of having to go out on one of the tourist boats it turns out she knows someone who has a little boat and was willing to take us out for a few hours for only a tank of gas and a case of beer (trust me much cheaper). This is when I first learned that you can buy Alexander Keiths in the Caymans which makes sense considering the number of Canadians who live there (in case my American friends have forgotten Alexander Keiths is the best beer ever, but happens to be Canadian and you cannot buy it in the USA....boooo!!!). We were worried that the water would be a little choppy but it turned out the ride was great and we got to have some fun in the water.
Debi with our host for the day.
I was not sure how I would react to the sting rays (especially the really big ones...which happen to be the girls), but it turns out they are really gentle and it was really neat. We happened to be out there the sametime as the tourist catamarans so we had lots of professional help and info while we were there (all the perks without the cost). Don't worry, people very very rarely get stung when they are out they. The rays are really use to people and like I said are very gentle. I guess a few weeks back one lady did get stung but is was only because she stepped on it and that is when the rays will flip up thier tails and sting something (or someone) to protect themselves.
Holding the big ray.....one of the girls
Debi holding one of the smaller rays......the boys.
I chased this one for a little while but it didn't like me doing that but Deb did manage to get this picture before it got too far away.
When we were done on the water we headed back to Calico Jacks (are you seeing the pattern) for a few drinks and to visit some people. Then we headed back to Deb's place where she cooked me dinner. It was very excellent and nice to just relax at home and watch a movie. We had another full day ahead of us on tuesday so a good night's sleep was certainly nice.
Julie
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