Mike and I visited Cayman Brac with a group of scuba divers. We enjoyed our time there immensely, and look forward to returning some day. In this three-part series, I’m breaking down our trip and what you need to know before visiting. In Part 1, I cover general information, travel to and from the island, accommodations. In Part 2, I cover things to do on the island. In Part 3, I cover the scuba diving.
Cayman Brac (Part 2)
Mike and I visited Cayman Brac with a group of scuba divers. We enjoyed our time there immensely, and look forward to returning some day. In this three-part series, I’m breaking down our trip and what you need to know before visiting. In Part 1, I cover general information, travel to and from the island, accommodations. In Part 2, I cover things to do on the island. In Part 3, I cover the scuba diving.
Cayman Brac is a much lower key island to visit than some other places that we’ve vacationed. There definitely isn’t a significant night scene. And the activities on the island are more active. Here are a few of the things that we did.
Mike and I utilized bicycles from our resort to cycle around the island a bit. We even figured out how to use a tandem bicycle. It was really fun! On our bicycles we visited a rocky beach and enjoyed the views.
We also stopped to see Rebecca’s Cave. It’s a beautiful dry cave. But its story is scary and sad. It has apparently been used as a refuge from hurricanes. And it is named after an infant, Baby Rebecca, who perished during one of the hurricanes.
One of my very favorite parts of our trip to Cayman Brac was just relaxing on the beach and by the pool. I spent a lot of hours reading and watching the waves.
Our group also really enjoyed playing games, talking, and eating and drinking on the patio near the pool. The patio is also where the vendors set up to sell souvenirs, including Caymanite jewelry, which you can’t find any other place but the Cayman Islands.
During our visit to the Cayman Islands, ‘snowmageddon’ was happening back at home. Our social media was filled with images of snowmen and time-lapse videos of snow getting deeper and deeper. So our group decided to play along, and built a sandman (which looked like Jabba the Hut). It was quite fun, and the staff was pretty amused by us!
During our trip, we did a lot of scuba diving with Reef Divers. Part 3 of my series on Cayman Brac is all about scuba diving around the island, so stay tuned for that!
Because Cayman Brac is very safe, some of our group also rented a pickup truck so that they scuba dive from the shore after the daily boat dives. I went along one of the days, and enjoyed the scenery. This is also a great way to visit The Bluff, which is what Cayman Brac is named for.
Cayman Brac (Part 1)
Mike and I visited Cayman Brac with a group of scuba divers. We enjoyed our time there immensely, and look forward to returning some day. In this three-part series, I’m breaking down our trip and what you need to know before visiting. In Part 1, I cover general information, travel to and from the island, accommodations. In Part 2, I cover things to do on the island. In Part 3, I cover the scuba diving.
General Information
Cayman Brac is the easternmost island in the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands are a British territory, so the island is very safe and easy to navigate for Americans. The population is small (just over 2,200 people on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman combined), making it quiet. It’s a beautiful island, so with the quiet, it’s perfect for a relaxing getaway.
Travel
To get from the United States to Cayman Brac, you’ll likely be flying on a couple of different carriers. We flew on Delta through Atlanta to Grand Cayman, then flew on Cayman Airways from Grand Cayman to Cayman Brac. My understanding is that the same applies if you’re flying to Little Cayman. This is because these are really small islands.
On the way to Cayman Brac, we were on a small jet, which was as expected. On the return trip, I ended up on an extremely tiny, fixed landing gear, propeller plane. The cockpit was open, so I could see everything that the pilots were doing. This was really interesting, but also really surprising for a commercial airline carrier.
Accommodations
We stayed at the Cayman Brac Beach Resort, which was beautiful. The rooms were pretty and comfortable, and the common areas were gorgeous as well.
The food was great, and we especially enjoyed having lunch at the outdoor pool bar between/after our dives. The patio was also a great place to relax in the afternoons and evenings after a full day of diving.
I’m not certain if there are other resorts actually operating on the island, as it’s very small. While cycling around the island, we saw some other resorts that had previously been open, but it didn’t appear that any of them were still in operation.