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Leaving Bodden, drive along A2 1.6km (1 mile) east to:
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Meagre Bay Pond
This small wildlife sanctuary was once frequented by hunters seeking
mallard and teal ducks. Today, the government protects the area. The
freshwater pond dries out in the winter months and fills up again in
the summer. Early morning or late afternoon is the best time to vie w
this waterfowl breeding area, with its various flocks of shore birds and
migratory wading birds, including willets, stilts, ibis, her ons, grebes,
egrets, and cormorants. Though the government owns this mangrove-
fringed lagoon, the land around it is private; no public footpath leads
to the sanctuary. You'll have to park off the side of the road and watch
the birds from a distance.
Continue following the same road to the east. The road now changes its designation
from A2 to A3. Follow A3 east to the:
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Village of Breakers
The village of Breakers would hardly merit your attention were it not
for The Lighthouse Restaurant at Breakers (see below and p. 88).
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TAKE A BREAK
The Lighthouse Restaurant at Breakers
(
&
345/947-2047;
www.lighthouse.ky) is the ideal luncheon spot for those travel-
ing the southern c oast. Its combination of C aribbean and I talian food,
with an emphasis on the cat ch of the da y, is delicious . The lighthouse
was purposely built as a restaurant, with a terrace opening onto views of
the sea.
From here, continue east on A3, which winds its w ay to the beautiful:
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Frank Sound
The sound can be seen to your right as you drive. You might want to
stop off and go for a swim along the narr ow sands that are idyllic for
beachcombing, swimming, or ev en bonefishing. Part of the beach is
set against a backdrop of Australian pines. A boat-launch ramp leads
into the shallow and calm waters, which ar e protected by a reef.
Near the boat ramp, a road turns north, cutting down considerably
on the driving time. This road, Frank Sound Drive, takes you to two of
the major attractions of G rand Cayman: the M astic Trail and Q ueen
Elizabeth II Botanic Park, both reviewed earlier in this chapter.
It's also possible to continue to the East E nd follo wing A3 all
around the coast. This is an inter esting drive, although it's devoid of
specific attractions, except for the
blowholes
near the hamlet of High
Rock, where onshore sprays of water shoot up like geysers, cr eating a
roar like a lion.
