Pirates Week, Grand Cayman
So we're still technically in the midst of low season. Aside from the cruise ships which come in 3-4 days a week, there hasn't been a whole lot of diving action. BUT, Grand Cayman has had some other very fun activities in store. Pirate's Week! I've heard quite a lot of debate about the history of pirates in Cayman. According to some, the pirate lore that travels around the island is mostly untrue and pirates only visited Grand Cayman for food runs. Back in the day, Grand Cayman was literally crawling with sea turtles so the pirates would run in, grab as many as they needed, and leave. But that history is not nearly as much fun. So I'm going to chose to believe that Blackbeard still has treasure buried in a sea cave on Cayman Brac, and that other pirates cruised around these waters regularly. So Pirate's Week is an annual festival that falls in October or November. It falls during the low season, so it's a good way to encourage tourism when the island i...