The Cayman Islands as They Crest
Author: Alice Grant Bingner
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Published: 2019
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781672817998
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Islands have fascinated me since fourth grade. My teacher described them as bodies of land surrounded by water. For some reason, that description has haunted me since. Before 1970, I had visited Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Croix, The Dominican Republic, Trinidad, and, luckily The Bahamas. It was on Nassau that I met a lumbar salesman on the beach. He heard me raving about the delights of Nassau and interjected: "If you like Nassau, you'd love The Cayman Islands. They're the best in the Caribbean."I asked where they were and why better than others? I never met an island I didn't like."For one thing, they haven't been discovered by many outsiders yet. They're natural and Caymanians love Americans; a rarity," he said. "Our navy had a sub-watching station there in WWII. The sailors loved the sun, sea, SCUBA diving, and the hospitable islanders, for whom outsiders were a novelty. It's carried over. You have to hurry, though, if you want to see the remote trio! I sell more and more lumber, which means development is not far away."I told him I certainly wanted to savor them in their natural state, so how did I get there? He mapped out directions and added, "Stay at the Seaview. It's $12 a night and very homey. I always go there on my sales trips. Meals are included." I immediately booked passage over Fourth of July, my next long weekend off. He anticipated my vacation: I loved Grand Cayman at once. What a place to lure my restless sons, I thought when I saw the amenities and the earlier era atmosphere. We could be a family again without the hassle of home."--Publisher