Seduced By The Cayman Island Sisters
(Please watch the Cayman Island 1 min Travel Video at the end of this post)
Most any novel or movie about corporate bad guys seems to always have shady types furtively wiring funds offshore to the Cayman Islands
Truth is, the three islands that make up the Cayman archipelago are so much more than temples of high finance, regardless of the content in John Grisham's books.
Little Cayman and Cayman Brac are specks of places, reached after a 45 minute puddle jump in a 12-seater that feels more like flying on an Avatar bird than a plane.
Little known and less traveled to, "The Brack" is an un-beautified, just-as-I-am, 12-mile long and two-mile wide island surrounded by reefs and home to about 1,600 people, all of whom love the place, and none of whom seem to want to leave. It's sister island, Little Cayman is even smaller, with maybe 300 people and lots of chickens and Iguanas wandering mostly unpaved roads. And lots of tranquility.
Just south of Cuba, these are not lush tropical islands. They are, however, valued diving destinations and havens for marine reptile life, perfect for anyone looking for a Caribbean island experience far from the hip hop-listening, pina colada-drinking Caribbean crowd.
Each has its secrets.
Brac's cenote is a crystal-clear swimming cave carved out of the coral with slow-moving stained glass fish for great snorkeling.
It's where the old Buccaneer Hotel used to be. Ask around!
There's Aunt Sha's soft-talking, 6-table restaurant, an island favorite where you can watch migrating butterflies fill the air while eating fresh fish and catching up on the local gossip, once past the dialects, a fun mix of Caribbean patois and British inflections. Stay at the Brac Reef Resort.
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