Cayman Islands, here is fun in the sun you can take all the way to the hundreds of banks
in this offshore tax haven. Comprising three islands and a population just
over 30,000, the Cayman Islands were recently the setting for the hit Tom
Cruise film: The Firm.
Three tiny islands make up the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman
Islands, balanced precariously one side of the enormous Cayman Trench, the
deepest part of the Caribbean. While synonymous worldwide with banking, tax
havens and beach holidays, there’s much more to this tiny, proud nation,
even if you do need to look quite hard to find it.
What’s so surprising about the
Caymans at first is how un-British they are – it would be hard to
design a more Americanized place than Grand Cayman, where the
ubiquitous SUVs jostle for space in the parking lots of large malls
and US dollars change hands as if they were the national currency.
Only the occasional portrait of the Queen or a fluttering Union Jack
ever begs to differ. This contradiction is just the first of many
you’ll discover while getting to know these islands.
Diving is big in the Caymans. In fact, treasure hunter and expert diver
Herbert Humphreys is headquartered in the island capital of George Town.
The Caymans were "discovered" by Christopher Columbus in 1503 and settled by
the British in 1655, they still retain much of the British heritage. They
are a British Crown Colony complete with a Royal Governor who represents
Britain's monarch as Head of State. For those arriving by cruise ship, there
is a mini-bus tour that costs $20. One of the stops is called Hell and has a
post office for mailing such messages as: "You told me to go to Hell and
here I am." The hamlet of Hell sports "hells" outcroppings of black rock.
For a more heavenly experience, visit the Turtle Farm, combination
zoo/sanctuary/breeding farm for the endangered green sea turtle. Another
popular attraction is Conch House, a cottage with 2,000 of these pink shells
and resembling a gingerbread house lost in the tropics.
Other attractions include the two-story Cayman Islands National Museum, the
3-year-old Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park and the secluded beach at Rum
Point.
For truly tasty dining, try grilled fresh-caught fish in a spicy Cayman
Island gravy with rice and beans cooked in coconut milk.
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