{"id":13654,"date":"2019-03-17T15:34:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T19:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/?p=13654"},"modified":"2020-04-05T16:36:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T20:36:02","slug":"cayman-islands-safehaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/cayman-islands-safehaven\/","title":{"rendered":"Safehaven, Grand Cayman"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13654\" class=\"elementor elementor-13654\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64283ac9 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64283ac9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d1ceb2b\" data-id=\"1d1ceb2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba4bf40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ba4bf40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Safehaven, Grand Cayman<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ea7d445 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ea7d445\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c7f13c\" data-id=\"9c7f13c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614a9e7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"614a9e7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GC-Orientation-Map.Safehaven-300x181.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7968\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GC-Orientation-Map.Safehaven-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GC-Orientation-Map.Safehaven.png 481w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7617ab06\" data-id=\"7617ab06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2676a5a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2676a5a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For general birdwatching on Grand Cayman, one of the better areas is conveniently adjacent to the island\u2019s main resort strip, and nestled among its largest hotels.\u00a0 Safehaven includes a golf course with several ponds and patches of brush and trees that together attract a diverse assortment of resident and migratory species, especially waterbirds.\u00a0 In the evening, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/white-winged-barn-owl\/\">\u201cWhite-winged Barn Owl<\/a>\u201d can sometimes be found patrolling the golf course.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a77482a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a77482a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d27e532\" data-id=\"2d27e532\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6820730b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6820730b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Orientation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74cef5b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74cef5b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19468ef9\" data-id=\"19468ef9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e025a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70e025a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Directions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57095c40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57095c40\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c5c70d5\" data-id=\"1c5c70d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b04078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75b04078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Safehaven is accessed from two side-roads off of the southbound lanes of the Esterly Tibbets Highway, opposite from one of the largest hotels on the island, the Westin.\u00a0 If approaching from the northbound lanes, use the traffic circle behind the Westin to head south.<\/p><p>This area is adjacent to Seven Mile Beach, about 7 km north of the Owen Roberts International Airport, on the boundary between George Town and West Bay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-751be07a\" data-id=\"751be07a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c47471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"66c47471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=safehaven%20marina&#038;t=m&#038;z=13&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"safehaven marina\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"safehaven marina\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-167cdafd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"167cdafd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3286bb67\" data-id=\"3286bb67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6511a602 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6511a602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3233af4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3233af4c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-378544b2\" data-id=\"378544b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c3aba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57c3aba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Attractions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-548dd6b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"548dd6b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16221bb8\" data-id=\"16221bb8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5779ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f5779ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Seven Mile Beach.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 Sticklers for accuracy may be disturbed to learn that it is actually closer to six miles long, but most beachgoers will be inclined to forgive the exaggeration.\u00a0 Seven Mile Beach has been voted the best (or \u201cmost perfect\u201d) beach in the Caribbean in polls of cruise ship travelers.<\/p><p>The beach is, in effect, the front yard of Grand Cayman.\u00a0 Most of the major hotels, restaurants, and banks are located along the boulevard that parallels it, West Bay Road.\u00a0 The central and southern stretches include a few crowded areas, but the northern portion is thinly attended.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ce69029\" data-id=\"7ce69029\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f71f639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f71f639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SevenMileBeach1-768x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-11277\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb3ead5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bb3ead5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Seven Mile Beach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abac726 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abac726\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63c7bcb\" data-id=\"63c7bcb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6903a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6903a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Stingray City.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>A patch of sandbars in the middle of North Sound attracts a population of about 90 stingrays, and has become one of Grand Cayman\u2019s most popular tourist attractions.\u00a0\u00a0The stingrays are friendly and actively seek contact with people.\u00a0 Each one is equipped with a single poisonous barb that can be very dangerous, but multitudes of tourists visit the site and accidents are rare.<\/p><p>Tours of Stingray City leave from Safehaven Marina, among other places.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de6df49\" data-id=\"de6df49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9f24c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a9f24c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/StingrayCity1-768x430.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14112\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/StingrayCity1-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/StingrayCity1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/StingrayCity1-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/StingrayCity1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0f365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba0f365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stingray City.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-714921b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"714921b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61f8362b\" data-id=\"61f8362b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bd4715 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52bd4715\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Birdfinding<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38e6b739 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38e6b739\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39bbe1cd\" data-id=\"39bbe1cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693a2213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"693a2213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are two side-roads into Safehaven: Pinehurst Road and Safehaven Drive, which connect with Crighton Drive to make a loop through the North Sound Golf Course.\u00a0 The water traps are generally the best areas to stop and observe various waterbirds\u2014especially the \u201cSecond Tee Pond,\u201d which is on the north side of Safehaven Drive about 1 km from the highway.<\/p><p>Any patch of brush or trees may be productive for landbirds, especially during migration periods.\u00a0 White-crowned Pigeon, Smooth-billed Ani, and \u201cGolden Warbler\u201d are fairly common.<\/p><p>Among the Caymanian endemics, the only common one in the area is the \u201cCayman Bananaquit\u201d (which is common everywhere in the islands) but \u201cGrand Cayman Woodpecker\u201d is also likely to be present.\u00a0 The rest of them\u2014\u201cCayman Parrot,\u201d Vitelline Warbler, \u201cGrand Cayman Spindalis,\u201d and Grand Cayman Bullfinch\u2014have all been found from time to time.\u00a0 Other local specialties sometimes found here include Thick-billed and Yucat\u00e1n Vireos, Caribbean Elaenia, La Sagra\u2019s Flycatcher, Loggerhead Kingbird.<\/p><p>At dusk, \u201cWhite-winged Barn Owl\u201d is occasionally seen hunting over the golf course, along with the Antillean Nighthawks that breed locally from May to August.\u00a0 After dark, the owl can sometimes be found by spotlighting stands of palm trees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f385348 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f385348\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2557cc41\" data-id=\"2557cc41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d15c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56d15c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Services<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5821591c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5821591c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3618e954\" data-id=\"3618e954\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db4682a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4db4682a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accommodations<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e324422 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e324422\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2efa7972\" data-id=\"2efa7972\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34904608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34904608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are any number of expensive hotels along Seven Mile Beach, with the <strong>Ritz-Carlton<\/strong> and the <strong>Westin<\/strong> being the largest and most conspicuous\u2014both are adjacent to Safehaven.\u00a0 Budget options are scarce.<\/p><p><em><strong>Mid-Range.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 One of the best values along Seven Mile Beach is the <a href=\"https:\/\/sunshinesuites.com\/\"><strong>Sunshine Suites Resort<\/strong><\/a>\u2014also adjacent to Safehaven\u2014which has fairly low rates and basic kitchens to help keep expenses down.\u00a0 The beach is three blocks away.<\/p><p>Another mid-range option adjacent to Safehaven on the eastern side of the peninsula is\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihg.com\/holidayinnresorts\/hotels\/us\/en\/grand-cayman\/gcmhi\/hoteldetail\"><strong>Holiday Inn Resort<\/strong><\/a>, which offers probably the best value among Grand Cayman\u2019s large, name-brand hotels.\u00a0 The Holiday Inn is family-oriented, with economical suites and recreational options that include excursions to Stingray City and the bioluminescent lagoon at Rum Point departing from its dock.\u00a0 Its rates are somewhat less competitive during school vacation periods.<\/p><p>Similarly priced, at the farthest tip of the peninsula in West Bay, near Barkers National Park and the Cayman Turtle Center, is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cobaltcoast.com\/\"><strong>Cobalt Coast Resort<\/strong><\/a>, which caters especially to divers.\u00a0 It is on the waterfront and has a small sandy beach, but a jagged, dry reef separates the sand from the ocean.\u00a0 There is, however, a boardwalk and dock that give divers direct access to the ocean without having to leave the property.<\/p><p><em><strong>Budget.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 In George Town proper, south of Seven Mile Beach, is the renowned budget hotel <a href=\"http:\/\/eldemire.com\/wordpress\/\"><strong>Eldemire\u2019s Tropical Island Inn<\/strong><\/a> (a.k.a. Eldemire\u2019s Guest House).\u00a0 It is a ten-minute drive from the airport and a five-minute walk from Smith Cove Beach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d89be21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d89be21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18bc2f33\" data-id=\"18bc2f33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e36c10 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"55e36c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-793da8f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"793da8f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-782e256c\" data-id=\"782e256c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0587c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c0587c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Food<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bfaf00c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bfaf00c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cbbfc1f\" data-id=\"4cbbfc1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ec17f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68ec17f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Seven Mile Beach has abundant restaurant options.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safehaven, Grand Cayman For general birdwatching on Grand Cayman, one of the better areas is conveniently adjacent to the island\u2019s main resort strip, and nestled among its largest hotels.\u00a0 Safehaven includes a golf course with several ponds and patches of brush and trees that together attract a diverse assortment of resident and migratory species, especially 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