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From Stingray City to Hell in one easy weekend

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There is nothing like an unexpected adventure to add a little spice to life. This past Memorial Day weekend, I had no plans and no ideas beyond hanging out at home, where tradition dictates that, since it is a long weekend, it will rain. But just as suddenly as a Miami rain shower rolls in , there was a change to my work schedule and I found out I would be in Grand Cayman for three days. I had barely enough time to run to Target for a bikini, a beach hat and some sunscreen (all that one really needs in the Caribbean) and even less time to research what we would do once we arrived. But without even consulting my best friend, Google, there was one thing that I knew we had to do and that was visit Stingray City. These shallow sandbars off of Grand Cayman's North Shore are famous for the domesticated Southern Stingrays that come to be hand-fed by visitors. It is estimated that at feeding times, there are as many as 40 of them in the area. They are usually seriously out-numbered by hund