I dislike the pompous names of simple rip offs. This time though it lived up to its name. A short drive takes you to Stingray City.

 

Fast boats take in the ocean to some shallow waters. The place is somehow fenced.

 

There are many turtles around. But we want to see a stingray. We put the goggles and dive inside.

 

There they are… in their numbers, huge and fearless….

 

Disturbingly huge and fearless!

The creatures come in your hands and wait to be caressed. Great for the pictures!Than we got small sepias and the pushing begins.

 

The stingrays are like a group of schoolchildren fighting for candies. They suck it out of your hand. You have the feeling that with the vacuum they create they can easily strip your skin or … worse…The guides needed to drag me out of the water.