Monday, April 19, 2010

STINGRAY SANDBAR CAYMAN ISLANDS

GRAND CAYMAN - AT OUR FRIENDS JUSTIN AND LYDIA'S MOORING ON MAN-MADE CANALS THAT WITHIN 10 MINUTES HAVE US OUT ON TO NORTH SOUND A REEF AND SANDBAR PROTECTED BAY. DESTINATION STINGRAY SANDBAR














THE SANDBAR- PURE WHITE SAND ,DEPTH OF WATER .5-2M.LET THE FUN BEGIN.





















JUSTIN BRINGS OUT THE SQUID AND A FEEDING FRENZY DEVELOPS.

















THE FEMALES ARE MUCH LARGER THAN THE MALES.










THEY ACTUALLY COPULATE AND GIVE BIRTH TO LIVE YOUNG.












THEY ARE PREYED ON BY SHARKS.











THEY LEAVE THE AREA AT NIGHT OUT TO OPEN SEA AND COME BACK DURING THE DAY. WE COUNTED OVER 30 OF THEM.














INTERMISSION.













THE GIRLS WERE A LITTLE TENTATIVE BUT VERY SOON....






































































...WERE JUST AS OVERWHELMED WITH THIS AMAZING ENCOUNTER AS HARDENED VETERANS...



















...AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE-THANK YOU.



















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