Posts Tagged ‘Grand Cayman’

September 10th, 2011 Photos No Comments »

Now is a great time to visit.

September and October are, by far, the two slowest months for tourism here in Grand Cayman. Kids are back at school and people are winding down after summer, so there are not a lot of people coming to the island. What that means to the savvy traveller is that there are empty beaches and great deals to be found. Many airlines, hotels, and tour operators lower their prices or have sales this time of year to try and increase business. If you shop around, you can come to the Cayman Islands for a fraction of what you would pay during a busier time of year. So what are you waiting for? The weather is great and I have a couple lounge chairs underneath a palm tree with your name on it!

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September 6th, 2011 Photos No Comments »

What a great year for Sea Turtles!

Our latest nest of turtles have just hatched and made their way safely to the ocean. This is the last nest that we know about on our beach but if we learned anything this year, it is that mother turtles can be pretty good at hiding their nests. We would like to say thanks to all the people who walked the beaches this year, looking for and reporting any signs of turtle tracks. We are getting more and more nests each year, and that is due in part to all the people who volunteer their time and care about these wonderful creatures.

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September 1st, 2011 Photos No Comments »

Grand Cayman Power Snorkeling

Looking to snorkel, but feeling a little lazy? don’t worry, ask Alan, Apollo, or Dave to bring along a DPV on your next snorkel trip.  Amazing way to cover a lot of Grand Cayman’s most pristine East End Reefs.

August 30th, 2011 Photos No Comments »

Grand Cayman Snorkeling & The Dallas Maverick’s

We put this sign out in front our neighbors house, right after they won the 2010/2011 Championship, for it to vanish only 3 hrs after.   A few months had passed, and while the sign was long gone in our heads, we received a call from Mike Shedd (an assistant coach for the Mav’s).  Mike let us know that he was on his honeymoon with beautiful wife Andrea, and was steering at an awesome congratulations sign! SERIOUS!!!! we yelled. We were even more amazed to find out the sign was in Mark’s living room!!! Thanks Mike & Andrea for coming on our snorkel excursion, great getting to meet you both.  Good luck with the up coming season.

June 21st, 2011 Photos 2 Comments »

The turtles are coming!

May to October is turtle nesting season here in the Cayman Island. We are fortunate to be located on the largest stretch of beach for any resort in Grand Cayman so the are lots of places for turtles to nest. last year we had 6 nests on the beach and so far for 2011 we have 2. Make sure to keep your eyes open for turtle tracks in the morning and report any sightings to the staff here at White Sand or the front desk. We’ll keep you posted with update on when they are expected to hatch.

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June 13th, 2011 Photos No Comments »

What an Amazing Feat!! New World Record Set in Cayman!

Last night around 10 pm, right in front of the Reef Resort, international open water swimmer Penny Palfrey achieved her goal and completed the longest ever unassisted open water swim from Little Cayman to Grand Cayman in around 40 hours and 40 minutes. In an incredible feat of endurance Palfrey, who is a mother of three, completed the more than 68 mile swim, which included a few marine encounters. Don’t worry, if you come on one of our snorkel trips we don’t make you swim nearly that far.

(Photo Steve Broadbelt)

June 11th, 2011 Photos 1 Comment »

Riding The Sting Ray In Grand Cayman

Here is the GREAT McLendon family riding the Sting Ray!  Thanks for the SUPER thoughtful, and kind gift!  Its amazing how great friendships can start from only seeing people for a week every year….. (Shhhhh I know its more like three weeks, but try not to rub it in too all of the other guest).

June 5th, 2011 Photos 1 Comment »

The beginning of the Rain(bow) season

May 1st marks the official beginning of the rainy season here in the Cayman Islands. Since the staff at White Sand are the ‘glass half full’ kind of people, we prefer to think of the Rain season as the ‘Rainbow’ season. Every cloud has a silver lining and thankfully the clouds down here tend not to hang around too long.

June 3rd, 2011 Videos No Comments »

Protecting the Groupers around The Cayman Islands

Here’s a great short video about conserving the Grouper populations around the Cayman Islands. All around the world fish stocks are in peril due to over-fishing, loss of habitat and pollution. Species such as grouper are specifically in danger of over fishing due to the fact they are slow to mature and don’t reproduce that often. As apex predators on the reef, they help maintain a healthy balance of the eco-system which could collapse if Groupers are removed. Please watch the video and share. Let’s hope we can keep our reefs healthy for future generations of snorkelers and divers to enjoy.

May 31st, 2011 Photos 2 Comments »

The Cayman Islands….miles from anywhere

Let’s face it, the Cayman Islands are three very small chunks of rock and sand out in the middle of the Caribbean. Part of the beauty of coming here is that you are far away from everywhere else and can feel like you are on a true island. We are about 451 miles south of Miami, 2840 miles south west of Los Angeles, 1689 miles south of Toronto and 4675 miles south-east of London. It doesn’t really matter where in the world we are though, because when you are here, you are exactly where you want to be.

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