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Stingray!


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Another highlight of my trip to the Caymans was the opportunity to swim with wild Stingrays. There is a shallow sandbar about a mile offshore. Years ago fisherman used to dump their fish garbage in that area which attracted the Stingrays. One of the fisherman got the bright idea to charter tours to the area. It was quite an experience! Two simple rules. Keep your feet planted on the ground at all times and don't "hover" over the Stingrays. As long as you follow the rules, you are pretty safe. You can feed them squid pieces. Once you start you get swarmed. When you feed them you have to tuck your thumb into your fist as they rays use suction to draw up the food. A short distance in their mouths are teeth. Needless to say you don't want your thumb up there. And guys, you wouldn't want to do this in the nude! biggrin

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That looks awesome Todd. Is that the boat you took behind you?

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Drifting offshore is a fine way to spend a day!!

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Yes, that's the boat.
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We were out for about 2 hours. After the Stingrays they took us to the coral reef. We spent about 45 minutes snorkeling there. Next we went to an area called the Coral Garden. That area was amazing. As soon as I stuck my head under water I was awestruck by the amount of fish! Some were a couple of feet in length. Many were quite curious and would swim right up to you. Definitely an experience I won't forget!



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Awesome !

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Good stuff Todd.

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Awesome Todd ! I love doing that stuff and searching for shell ... It's like searching for rare Poncho cars ... Be careful not to get stung by the stingray and deadly jellyfish ! Hey, Where is the tan ??? Have a great trip !

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Very cool Todd..... You don't see a pic like that of a Stingray everyday,

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The SPF60 sunscreen pretty much wiped out any chance of a tan. I got a bit of one.
They say it's 7 years good luck to kiss a Stingray. What the heck-
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A face only a mother could love! (and the Stingray was pretty ugly too!)

The skin of the Stingray felt like velvet!

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