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Published: April 29th 2022
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We were up and at ‘em early as usual, and as it was still windy from the S.E., we decided to check out Eden Rock, which is right in the center of the capital of Caymans, George Town. It is a very small capital! On our way through the back streets David spied his first Cuban Parrott – so NEW LIFER. He had to take the photo with the small camera, as we don’t like to leave the big lens in the car when we snorkel. We were the ONLY ones there at the parking lot of the Eden Rock Dive Shop. We thought it looked smooth, and had NO cruise ships in, but one of our photos shows you the rolls. No wonder that after 1.5 hours we were a little wobbly.
We saw lots of good stuff – including a nurse shark! The water there is incredibly clear so when I comment “wow these such and such fish are smaller here than in Aruba” = well it’s really that they are probably 15’ under us. The “Eden Rock” is really a bunch of coral formations that rise up from the depths, which makes it a favorite for divers
too, who can swim in between the formations.
The current was reasonably strong, so coming back out was a job – so we rewarded ourselves with a shandy and some marinated conch at the little restaurant there. Besides, we were fascinated by the goings on of the novice snorkelers – walking from the car park maybe 35’ feet to the ladder with their flippers on. It tried to rain a few times, but it was lovely to just sit there and look out without any cruise ships in the way.
Then we found the fish market at last, and bought enough grouper for 2 meals for both of us. And went home to lunch of - surprise surprise – tomato and cheese on rolls! Time for laundry and then heading out for more birding. But first, we looked out the back window and saw 2 iguanas in the tree. One was huge and quite beautiful.
Birding was on the north side. We had researched and researched what the eBirds sighting place was, and decided that we found the large property of a rehab center. We walked around and saw a great variety of fruit trees: mangoes, papayas,
and some other things we couldn’t recognize. We are up to EIGHT new lifers so far. So that’s 455 birds, plus the penguins walking in their flippers towards the swimming ladder. We found a new lake, which was so shallow we could see the plovers standing in it, and a large black snake on the road, which a mockingbird tried to see if it was edible at the tail end. What was it thinking, that it was a worm being pulled along?
Home to cook up the grouper into a korma curry, a sauce brought from home, which was delicious. And get on zoom with our buddies. We also have not missed our couple’s dialoguing, though I, Jean, am exhausted by 9 pm, nor have we missed our duolingo – hit day 346 in a row!
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