Who says Gulliver was the only one who traveled?

How could I forget about the Caymans!? The Cayman Islands were my all time favorite vacation. I went with my dad and sisters a few spring breaks ago. We stayed at a beautiful timeshare. The Cayman island has three different islands: Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman. We stayed on the Grand Cayman Island ( the big one :) ) The islands are located in the Carribean and all you can see is beautiful turquoise water around you. The sand is so white and the water is so clear. It truly felt like paradise. I definitely want to go back. I could see this as a honey moon spot in a few years ;). Moving on...




                  

Attractions:

I'd have to say the 7 mile beach was my favorite part. Although we had our own private beach at our Resort we traveled to the opposite side of the island to interact with the locals and experience the culture.  Down on that end is West Bay Road which is the touristy and most developed area. Rum Point is also a popular beach area with plenty to do. Another one of my favorite parts of the trip is when we went on the Stingray City tour! It was a snorkel trip on a boat and we got to see all of the island and beautiful houses. Stingray City is an area in the ocean where you are able to stand and there's stingrays galore! We even got to hold a stingray! We took a picture with it, as well as a bunch of under water pictures, but I think we lost that camera? Oh well. Stingrays are actually very gentle and loving. They feel like a smooth wet rubber. Our water guide told us how most people get afraid of stingrays now because of the Crocodile Hunter's death, but he even wrestled with it a bit and showed that they only strike when seriously bothered. There were also other water creatures swimming with us and THEY LET ME DRIVE THE BOAT! For a little :)  During our beautiful vacation we also went to Hell. What? I went where? Yes, we visited Hell. It's a village and tourist attraction, guys! One of the weirdest attractions I've seen in my life to say the least. It's a little village surrounded by limestone ( see picture on right) and looks kind of eery. You basically go and take pictures just to say you've been there. They also have a post office where you can send a post card "from hell". Definitely a scary little village. Lastly, we went to another big attraction The Turtle Farm and the Zoo. It was a lot of fun and you get to take the turtles out of the water and take pictures! There are plenty of places to go out in the water on boats, snorkel, water sports, etc.  I don't even need to list the names because you get to the island and there's signs everywhere! You don't even have to think :) The resaurants are also very good! I enjoyed every one.










The Pad:

We stayed at Moritt's Tortuga Club, which is the most popular timeshare on the island, next to their sister property Moritt's Grand Resort. They have minor differences. This timeshare spot is the best for SNORKELING. I had so much fun doing it. The fish are absolutely beautiful there. While we were there we were matched with an employee, Jim, who informed us of all the day and night activities at that the resort had. I thought that was unique. Clearly there customer service was awesome! My favorite event was the night time dance which had a local band, dancing,  fire performer, and drinks! That allowed all the vacationers staying there at that time to meet. It was a very family orientated place, but at the same time, could be very romantic and there were couples only activities.

Rooms:
The rooms varied from one room apartments to penthouses! We stayed in a ground floor two bedroom deluxe. This worked perfectly for us. We were there for a week and the kitchen became really beneficial, even though we did eat out a lot. Pretty colors!

Amenities:
The resort came equipped with everything you could ask for in beach fun:

• Two fresh water pools with swim up bars (my favorite part)
• Onhand diver instructors and sessions you could sign up for
• The best windsurfing location on the island
• Water sports rentals
• Restaurant/ 2 lounges
• Underwater Photography Lab
• Workout facility
• Souvenir shop