So our first port of call was Grand Cayman, which....had the prettiest blue water I have ever seen (the water shown here!)! Grand Cayman is a "tender" port which means...the boat stops out in the middle of the bay, and then you get in a little "tender" boat which takes you to the shore.
For our shore excursion, Jeremy and I decided to do Sea Trek. Now, the basic idea is this, they put this 80lb helmet on your head, and then it sinks you to the ocean floor where you get to walk around with the coral, fish, shark, sting rays, etc. NOW I have to admit, it was the absolute scariest thing I had ever done. It was the deal.
The helmet is developed by the company that does all of NASA's uniforms and stuff....so obviously, they know what they are doing. Obviously there is an air connection to helmet...but PEOPLE.......if thing falls off....well you're screwed. Of course before you went under you had to sign this waiver, which when you got to the "emergency contact" part, they suggested you "put God, because if something goes wrong that's who you will need". They thought all of this was funny, however I was scared beyond belief, lol.
Anyway, when you got down to the ocean floor, which was about 30 feet deep at this point, it was so cool! The fish were literally right there! The coral was literally right there! It was so cool! I've put a video below so you can see what I'm talking about.
If you go to a port that has one of these Sea Trek things, you must go! It's unbelievable! I'll be back with more vacay talk!
