{"id":6438,"date":"2014-06-23T08:59:23","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T12:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=6438"},"modified":"2014-06-23T09:53:04","modified_gmt":"2014-06-23T13:53:04","slug":"swimming-with-rays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/swimming-with-rays\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming with Rays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top destination within Grand Cayman is Stingray City. So, naturally, it was a must do on our itinerary. We didn&#8217;t time the weather right, as it was pretty cloudy, and eventually rained. But, we were the first among the tourists to be at the infamous Sandbar to meet a bunch of slimy, squishy new friends. A stop at nearby Starfish Point was also on the agenda, where calmer waters and smaller creatures awaited us. Check it out&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6438 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/island-living\/dscf7821\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7821-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6423\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7821-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7821-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7821-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6423'>\n\t\t\t\tOur new BFFs\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/island-living\/dscf7857\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7857-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7857-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7857-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7857-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6425'>\n\t\t\t\tA whole army came up to greet us\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/island-living\/dscf7790\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7790-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6419\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7790-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7790-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7790-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6419'>\n\t\t\t\tThese critters came up close\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/island-living\/dscf7794\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7794-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6420\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7794-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7794-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7794-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6420'>\n\t\t\t\tC was unsure\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/island-living\/dscf7815\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7815-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6422\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7815-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7815-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7815-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6422'>\n\t\t\t\tBut eventually warmed up\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/island-living\/dscf7797\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7797-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6421\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7797-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7797-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7797-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6421'>\n\t\t\t\tBrian was brave and fed one\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/island-living\/dscf7854\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7854-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6424\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7854-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7854-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7854-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6424'>\n\t\t\t\tThey kept pretty close but were harmless\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/island-living\/dscf7867\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7867-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7867-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7867-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7867-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6426'>\n\t\t\t\tC&#8217;s highlight was the starfish\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/island-living\/dscf7873\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7873-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7873-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7873-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCF7873-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6427'>\n\t\t\t\tStarfish Point was definitely more C&#8217;s style\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OX6zlKXu0hM?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The top destination within Grand Cayman is Stingray City. So, naturally, it was a must do on our itinerary. We didn&#8217;t time the weather right, as it was pretty cloudy, and eventually rained. But, we were the first among the tourists to be at the infamous Sandbar to meet a bunch of slimy, squishy new&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/swimming-with-rays\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[67,20],"class_list":["post-6438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-picture","category-video","tag-grand-cayman","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6438"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6519,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6438\/revisions\/6519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}