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[quote=Anonymous]We went in May -- with one college-age DD and one HS senior DS.  We stayed at Discovery Point Club -- direct beach front condo, 2bed/2bath, full kitchen.  We liked being ground level so we could walk directly in and out to the beach/pool.

I like having a kitchen so that we can eat breakfast and one other meal in the condo, and eat out for one meal per day.  90% of the food in GCM is imported -- which means it really adds up.  We went to the local grocery store (has everything you would need - comparable to a US grocery store).  Remember that $10 Cayman Island dollars = $12.50 US Dollars.

The water was SOOOO clear, and pleasantly warm/not cold.  We snorkeled off the condo everyday, but for really good snorkeling, you should do the boats that take you to the stingrays and several snorkeling spots.  We did two of these trips not for the stingrays, but for the amazing snorkelling.  The best snorkelling was with Stingray Sailing.  While they didn't have the newest boat, they did not man-handle and force the stingrays to be held for photos.  Another company that we went with later in the week did that I it felt wrong for the stingray to be pulled out of the water and put up on people for 30+ minutes.  Stingray Sailing taught us to touch them safely and took pictures with our own phones, but didn't "contain" the stingrays in non-natural ways.  SS also does not profit from selling you photos that they have posed you to take.

Also recommend going to a restaurant (open air) called Macabuca where you can snorkel right off the restaurant, then come to a table and order lunch (or dinner) in a casual setting.

GCM is clean, safe, and great for being IN the water.  If you are not into snorkelling, you are wasting your time going to GCM, imo.  We all enjoyed it.

Another tip:  local restaurant -- Heritage Kitchen.  The little bread rolls they make are DE-licious!  Check their hours, and don't show up at the last minute b/c they might be out of food.  Cute place.[/quote]

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