More Caymen Pics Part 2

We stayed several days after the wedding festivities were over to enjoy the Caymen Islands! Here are some highlights and cute pictures from the rest of our trip...

The day before the wedding we went snorkeling and to Sting Ray City! Here's Saylor (not a fan of the wind) and Ellen

 

Sting rays! I was creeped out to touch them but they really do feel like wet velvet or something...so soft!

 

Eating fruit snacks with Nona

 

My silly dad!

 

Just chillin on the beach!

 

 

This was the view from the back of our villa...awesome!

 

Building sand castles!

 

 

Riding the ginormous tricycle

 

 

The night before my parents left they graciously kept the kids so Matt and I could get out a bit on our own. We did a kayak trip to see something called Bioluminescence; basically a trip on the ocean in the pitch black of night (except for the bazillion stars in the sky). We kayaked (with a guide) to a bay that has these living organism in the water that sparkle when you put your hand or foot, or paddle in it. (Kind of like fireflies but smaller and more concentrated). It was beautiful - it looked like pixie dust! Apparently there are only 11 places in the world that have this. We were struck by the contrast of the huge sky and ocean around us and the tiny microorganisms inside the water both so beautiful...This is my only pictures...right before we left at sunset

 

Just relaxing after a great lunch

 

At the turtle farm which had turtles in every stage of their life! These guys were huge...they weighed 600 pounds! Turtles remind me of elephants...they both have that wrinkled, weathered, skin. I think they are beautiful!

 

 

So fun!

 

Tickle, tickle, tickle! (poor guy was probably so beat down by all the tourists)

 

Gray checking out the turtle

 

Our girl was OBSESSED with the baby turtles! She stood at this bucket for 25 minutes and after we pried her away she begged to go back and stood their for another 30 minutes while we fed Gray lunch. She just stood there, holding the baby turtles, giving other kids a turn but then coming right back for another go. It was so sweet! Honestly, it was one of the few times I have seen her so quiet...she seemed to be soaking them in and was completely engrossed. If our house wasn't brimming with living beings for Matt and I to take care of already, I might think about getting her one! ;)