Stingray City

For all our visits to Grand Cayman, Max had never been to Stingray City. We remedied that by chartering "Cap'n Chris" to privately take us out to the sandbar for the afternoon.
The sandbar at Stingray City is only 3-4 feet deep in some places. Chris took us out there privately for an awesome afternoon. Max got into the water and started feeding squid to the stingrays that started swarming us. Feb 3, 2012 1:54 PM : Diving, Grand Cayman, Maxine Klein
1 The sandbar at Stingray City is only 3-4 feet deep in some places. Chris took us out there privately for an awesome afternoon. Max got into the water and started feeding squid to the stingrays that started swarming us.
Stingrays don't have teeth, just cartilage grinders and lots of suction. Maxine gets some smooches and hickeys from a hungry stingray. Feb 3, 2012 1:56 PM : Diving, Grand Cayman, Maxine Klein
2 Stingrays don't have teeth, just cartilage grinders and lots of suction. Maxine gets some smooches and hickeys from a hungry stingray.
The stingrays are velvety soft and can be petted like friendly dogs. Feb 3, 2012 1:58 PM : Diving, Grand Cayman, Maxine Klein
3 The stingrays are velvety soft and can be petted like friendly dogs.
A short break from the feeding action Feb 3, 2012 2:00 PM : David Zeleznik, Diving, Grand Cayman, Maxine Klein
4 A short break from the feeding action
Feb 3, 2012 2:02 PM : Diving, Grand Cayman
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Dave gets a stingray hickey too Feb 3, 2012 2:04 PM : David Zeleznik, Diving, Grand Cayman
6 Dave gets a stingray hickey too
Feb 3, 2012 2:04 PM : David Zeleznik, Diving, Grand Cayman
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Max tries to cradle a baby stingray Feb 3, 2012 2:06 PM : Diving, Grand Cayman, Maxine Klein
8 Max tries to cradle a baby stingray
Feb 3, 2012 2:12 PM : Diving, Grand Cayman
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Feb 3, 2012 2:29 PM : Diving, Grand Cayman
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Feb 3, 2012 2:31 PM : Diving, Grand Cayman
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Short video of the stingrays swarming and cruising for handouts Feb 3, 2012 2:32 PM : video thumbnail
12 Short video of the stingrays swarming and cruising for handouts
After the sandbar at Stingray City, Chris motored us back to an area in the North Sound where he dove for conch. Here he is using a hammer and a knife to get it out of its shell. Gives new meaning to the term "cracked conch". Feb 3, 2012 3:06 PM : Grand Cayman
13 After the sandbar at Stingray City, Chris motored us back to an area in the North Sound where he dove for conch. Here he is using a hammer and a knife to get it out of its shell. Gives new meaning to the term "cracked conch".
Man vs. conch, man won Feb 3, 2012 3:06 PM : Grand Cayman
14 Man vs. conch, man won
Slicing up the conch for a makeshift ceviche Feb 3, 2012 3:12 PM : Grand Cayman
15 Slicing up the conch for a makeshift ceviche