April 9 - Turtle Farm

We arrived at the famous Grand Cayman turtle farm at around noon just as the herds of cruise ship passengers in their tour buses were beginning to leave.  We ate lunch in our tin capsule on wheels in the parking lot and then went inside.   For about $40 each one gets to swim with large sea turtles and fish in a rather intricate pond with islands and deep pools.  Everyone had a good time with that and the boys even grabbed a turtle or two and got pulled thru the water.  Against the rules but boys will be boys.  Kate had one come up for air an inch from her face.  After that we saw where the turtles were raised and we were able to pick up and hold the smaller ones and feed the larger adults.  Some educational exhibits as well and even a big waterslide for Kate to go down.  Eventually the sun and heat wore us down so we got some ice cream and headed for a few shops in George Town.  That is the next blog entry.