Franko’s Map of The Cayman Islands Side 1 The front side of my map shows Grand Cayman as a separate map, and the Sister Islands, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, together as another map. Each island is mapped in a unique style that shows the beauty of the island and the surrounding Caribbean Sea. Every detail of the coast can be clearly seen, along with a unique depiction of the bathymetry (underwater topography), so the viewer can visualize how the waters just beyond each island’s shore plunges into the deep. This view helps the viewer to see how unusual the Cayman Islands really are, as they rise up from the deep to just above the surface. Map coloring shows you where it is green and covered by thick Cayman forest, or where it is a swampy mangrove, or where it is a city. All of the main roads, as well as a few trails are shown as well, so this is the perfect navigation map as you cruise around in your left-hand-drive rental car. This way of depicting islands on a map is new and unique (as are all Franko Maps), and the colors are truly beautiful, just as they are in real life. This map will inspire you to visit and return to the Cayman Islands because it shows you how absolutely beautiful they are. However, Franko’s Map of The Cayman Islands is not just a pretty picture, but it is full of useful information as we. To start, there are descriptions of and dive flags locating Grand Cayman’s most notable dive spots, although the West End of Grand Cayman are detailed on side 2 of the map. There are over 150 dive sites shown just on Grand Cayman, and then well over 50 more on each of the Sister Islands. Since the number one activity of visitors to the Cayman Islands is diving and snorkeling, and since the underwater is so note worthy and magnificent, this subject is destined to dominate the map. Many of the dive sites also include a few lines of accurate descriptions to represent what might be seen on the dive site. Of course dive spots, like everything in nature, is rather dynamic, so on any dive you will definitely see things that I did not mention. Like other Franko Maps related to islands or coast areas, I also had to depict the 100 or so species of the local coral reef creatures that you will most likely see on any given dive or snorkeling excursion. This is a way to add even more color what is probably the most colorful map ever made to begin with. To describe the Cayman Islands dive scene, I have description summarizing each island – one for Grand Cayman, one for Little Cayman, and one for Cayman Brac. These descriptions are accurate generalizations. Of course the map is not a book, so space for words is very limited, so I had to abridge what I would like to have said.

Franko’s Map of The Cayman Islands SIDE 2 – THE WEST END OF GRAND CAYMAN DETAIL Again this map is colorful, just like the side 1, but in this case the color and the details are zoomed in much closer, so they are even more spectacular. You can see right down to the sand and the ironshore, and each pond, road, building and tree. Well, it is not quite that zoomed-in, but it is extremely impressive to see the West End of Grand Cayman this way. You can’t quite see the turtles, but you can see the Cayman Turtle Farm. You can’t quite see the boats, but the marinas and harbors are sure visible. Look closely at Seven Mile Beach and see if you can see a bikini! Well, not quite, but you can see where every resort is. Numerous captions detail the West End of Grand Cayman, which is the area that probably 90% of all Cayman Islands visitors see. This includes, of course, George Town, the capital of The Cayman Islands, and the main city with the most residents. It also details the fabulous Seven Mile Beach area, with every resort and hotel shown as if you are a mile above the Seven Mile Beach looking down on it. You can also see details like where shopping areas are, as well as a few favorite restaurants. A bit of enlightenment is provided in the form of aerial photos taken by yours truly. Photos will never convey just how spectacular and beautiful the island and it’s shallow waters are as viewed from the air. One of my favorite pieces of information on the island was actually NOT drawn by yours truly, which is very rare for a Franko Map. On the north end of the West End of Grand Cayman I show a drawing of the Cayman Wall from the surface, right at the Cobalt Coast Resort, down, down, down to about 800 feet deep. The viewer can see just how dramatic and steep the Cayman Cay really is. You can see that if a diver was to continue descending on a dive, there is virtually no bottom. You could go straight to Davy Jones’ locker!