What is snorkelling like in Little Cayman?

33 days 'till Ambergris Caye in Belize and already it is necessary to
start planning for next year. (February)

Considering Little Cayman, but always have to take into account my non
diving wife, who does however very much enjoy snorkelling.

Advice appreciated.

Sandy
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insofar as Little Cayman, there are some strong currents (surface) there
on occasion and often many boats that might freighten her.

Sandy wrote:

> 33 days 'till Ambergris Caye in Belize and already it is necessary to
> start planning for next year. (February)
>
> Considering Little Cayman, but always have to take into account my non
> diving wife, who does however very much enjoy snorkelling.
>
> Advice appreciated.
>
> Sandy
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I visit LC just after thanksgiving every year. There are not as many
snorkeling opportunities as some places like Bonaire or Hawaii but there are
some.



Directly in front of Pirate's Point resort you can snorkel in 4-5' of water
and see lots of good stuff. NOT a white sandy beach but fine once you get
into the water. Just down from PP in the marine park area (200yds) you can
get into the water, again 5' deep or so and have similar snorkeling. Current
is mostly a non-issue. --- Lobster season opens every year during the week
we're there and there are limits of lobsters taken right off the resort
every night in 4' of water! No license needed by resident or visitor!



At the other end of the island, East, you have Point of Sand. This faces
Cayman Brac, the third Cayman island, 5 miles away. At POS you can snorkel
inside the fringing reef in 4-5' of water. Friends and I were up there and
saw lots of fun stuff including a nurse shark sleeping. There IS current off
to the left of this site and it is posted, but if you stay right you're
fine. The bad news is that this site is NOT near any of the resorts and
takes a LONG bike ride or rental car ($$$) to get to. Basically 7-9 miles
away from any other resort.



You can snorkel inside the south side fringing reef where all the dive boats
anchor and load up but the critter factor is mostly beer cans and pop
bottles.



On the north side, where much of the diving takes place, you CAN snorkel off
the dive boat for free, assuming she's going with YOU. One of the nice
things about north side sites is that many of them are multi-tiered. That is
to say that you can be on the wall at 100' and closer to shore (short paddle
from the boat) be in 20-25' of water to snorkel in. Not Hawaii type coral or
life but fun just the same. Because of the gin clear conditions, most times
<G>, she can also watch you dive below while she floats above.



IF however, your spouse is a bird watcher she'll be in HEAVEN. LC is known
for it's resident and migratory bird populations. We had a VERY EXPERIENCED,
and jaded, birder there this year and he and his wife said they'd never
experienced a better site.



Take a peek at my web site for more notes about Little Cayman and Pirate's
Point at:



http://home.comcast.net/~tb0yd/pirates_point.htm



Tim



"Sandy" <sjmurraymd@NOSPAMmedscape.com> wrote in message
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> 33 days 'till Ambergris Caye in Belize and already it is necessary to
> start planning for next year. (February)
>
> Considering Little Cayman, but always have to take into account my non
> diving wife, who does however very much enjoy snorkelling.
>
> Advice appreciated.
>
> Sandy
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On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 06:01:24 GMT, Sandy
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Thanks, guys !

S.

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> 33 days 'till Ambergris Caye in Belize and already it is necessary to
> start planning for next year. (February)
>
> Considering Little Cayman, but always have to take into account my non
> diving wife, who does however very much enjoy snorkelling.
>
> Advice appreciated.
>
> Sandy
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