I had an amazing day of snorkeling in Grand Cayman! On Tuesday we docked in George Town, Grand Cayman. After rehearsals for our upcoming Christmas show, Joce, Lucky, Ian, Luke and I had breakfast at a small crepe restaurant. I had a delicious crepe with scrambled eggs and an unbelievable tomato pesto sauce that I MUST get the recipe for! (So my dad can make it, of course! :D) I also savored a sweet iced chai latte; I haven’t had one of those since I worked at Caribou and I’d forgotten how much I loved it!
Once we finished our satisfying meal, I say this because usually our meals in the staff mess are never satisfying, we journeyed across the street to the beach. I got on my snorkel gear, hopped in the water, and SCREAMED!!!!! There were giant fish, probably half my length, surrounding me! I had seen pictures of these enormous fish from Joce’s last time snorkeling at this spot, I just didn’t know they would be right in my face the moment I sank into the water!!!!! Luke was laughing at me because although we were all surprised by the immediate interaction, I was screaming and curling into a tight ball. He thought it was just A RIOT to chase me around the water and pinch me, like a fish biting my leg. Luckily, I have grown up with the torment of two brothers so I knew how to properly dunk him :)
We swam along the shore and saw amazingly bright fish in shades of blue, red, yellow, and all sizes. We saw crabs and even squid, which are such interestingly shaped creatures. There appeared to be some sunken parts of a ship as well, an anchor and a cannon. I hope to some day be able to dive and explore another shipwreck, or even a sunken ancient city!
Luke and I have signed up to take the scuba diving course and get certified on the ship. We have been studying all this week and just passed our first written test last night! WOOHOO! Our first practical exam will be tomorrow morning in the pool, mostly getting used to the equipment and testing our physical abilities. I hope that since I have two dives already under my belt, that I’ll be successful. I have really enjoyed studying the material and keeping busy learning a new skill!
