postcards from Hell

[Sunset Rider]

Can someone give me the specifics on mailing postcard from Hell? This will be my first cruise to Grand Caymans

[bookbabe]

Go to Hell.

Enter gift shop.

Buy a postcard.

Put an address and message on it.

Walk across parking lot to post office.

Buy a stamp.

Put stamp on postcard.

Put postcard in mailbox.

Return to ship.

 

;)

 

Hell is a bunch of scary-looking rocks that have been turned into a tourist attraction with a couple of gift shops and a post office. You can get there via bus or taxi, or it's often a stop on many excursions and island tours. Mailing a postcard there is really no different than mailing a letter or postcard at your neighbourhood post office, it's just that you get a "Hell" postmark that makes a neat souvenir...

[drew sailbum]

There are a few gift shops that the various tours to Hell stop at. All are clustered together on Hell Road and pretty much next door to the Hell Post Office. As you stand on the road and look at the gift shops the post office is off to your right.

 

While the gift shops will sell you the stamps and let you drop off your completed post card with them you could also walk over to the post office. A stamp for a post card is only about CI$0.20 or CI$0.25 - about the same or slightly cheaper than then domestic postage in the United States.

 

If you pay at the post office using US currency they are supposed to only give you change in CI currency. Don't pay with a large bill and expect US change.

[Sunset Rider]

Thanks for the info. I guess I should have been more specific. once you get off the boat whats the best way to get to hell ( or Go to Hell) :) any particular methods of travel there will be 2 of us..

[Gemynii]

Thanks for the info. I guess I should have been more specific. once you get off the boat whats the best way to get to hell ( or Go to Hell) :) any particular methods of travel there will be 2 of us..

 

This is from the Sticky thread here titled "Grand Cayman : Compiled info : beaches, transport, snorkling, interesting facts, etc"

 

City Bus : bus looks like a large van along the main routes. The bus depot is next to the library - across from the Hero's Square Fountain. Walk about two blocks inland on Edward St.... You can grab a bus at the library... much cheaper than a cab. The buses are parked and waiting right next door... a short 5 minute walk from the dock. $2.50 US per person rather than $5 US or more for a cab.

To hail one, respond with a wave when the driver toots his horn. Sightseeing : one direction to Pedro St. James and in the other direction to Hell (and back). Any bus marked WB is bound for WestBay to 7 mile beach, and will drive right past your destination. Just tell the driver where you want to get off. The difference between the bus and the taxi: Taxis license plates are red numbers on a white background; the bus has white numbers on a blue background. Buses to/from 7MileBeach run every 15 minutes. The bus will stop where you ask it to; coming back to town; just cross the street from where you got off and flag the bus down. They will stop to pick you up. The fare is 1.50CI but we just gave the drive $2 US and he took it. We walked out to the main road and waited for a public bus with blue license plates. The ones to the beach have a yellow circle with #1 or #2 WB on the windshield. The fare was $5 for the 2 of us.

 

Taxis: cab fare from the pier to SevenMileBeach fare is $4 /pp around the Colony Beach Club section of SevenMileBeach. I like going a little bit further down to Sea Grape. The fare there is $4/pp. Taxi to all locations on SevenMileBeach : Royal Palms $4, Beach Club $4 PublicBeach $5 Sea Grape $5

Courtyard Marriott $6 CemeteryBeach $6 (Good snorkeling) Rates are fixed and posted, but be sure to confirm the fare before the driver takes off.

 

We will be taking the bus to Boatswain's Beach (Turtle Farm) which is right by Hell when we go in July. It just seemed to be the best option for our group of nine. Hope this helps. :)