March 23, 2019:
Welcome to George Town, Grand Cayman! There are three main islands making up this autonomous British Overseas Territory; Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. The islands cover about 102 square miles, and have a population of just under 60,000 people, which makes it the second largest British Overseas Territory (after Bermuda). There is no historical record of indigenous people inhabiting the islands, but over the years, pirates and bankers, among others, have inhabited the islands. In fact, financial services are the main industry in the islands, and there are more companies registered in the Caymans than there are people. There are innumerable leisure time activities to be enjoyed here, and both the fishing and diving are excellent. So good, in fact, that this concludes our post on the islands, as Jim and I are off to go scuba diving. We’ll talk to you again from Miami, where part one of this cruise will end.
Vaya con Gringos 