Yesterday, we intended to snorkel the waters around the Cali
shipwreck, another sunken ship located just off the shores of George Town. Unfortunately, the sea was a bit too rough
for that. Instead, we ate lunch at an
open restaurant where waves slapped at sea walls all around us. Along with our lunch, we were lucky (not so
much) enough to listen as a young American man sitting at a table beside us
loudly misinformed a British couple beside them about Social Security, the
number of seaports in the United States, and all else in-between. Meanwhile, our waitress pitched French fries
into the water near our table, whereupon three-foot tarpons quickly sliced up
to the surface and ate them. Out in the
ocean beyond that, three visiting cruise ships disgorged more tourists and ferried
them to a pier alongside us.
We decided, since we could not snorkel, to explore nearby Seven
Mile Beach instead.
Seven Mile Beach, located on the west shores of Grand Cayman, is a
long crescent of fine coral sand and shallow swimming waters. The water is warm and usually calm. The beach often makes the list of “top”
beaches in the world and is always voted one of the best beaches in the
Caribbean.
Though rows of hotels, luxury resorts, and other commercial
entities line the length of the beach, the beach itself is public property from
“high tide down.” Regularly along West
Bay Road, the nearest road tracing along the shoreline, public access pathways
to the beach have been provided between commercial properties.
Once we started walking along the waves curling onto the beach, we
knew we had to swim. And so we did.
Sun and Water
Chris in the air
That girl on the
beach
Barely there…
—Mitchell Hegman
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