Rum Point, Cayman Islands.

When I was first in Grand Cayman Island, the Goverment of the Cayman Islands was just beginning to focus on tourism as a way to develop and to improve the living standards of the population. That proved to be excellent planning. The Cayman Islands are truly the most beautiful of the Carribean and over the years, visitors would pay dearly for the privilege of experiencing its silky sand and gentle beaches.

At the beginning, Caymanians were all employed in the service industries required to support tourism. Service jobs were better than no jobs. Their children however, went to universities in the US and those that returned came back as financiers and administrators... Today, the Caymans hire students from abroad (mostly Canada) to fill the many service jobs in restaurants and shops. The student are happy. If you're going to wait, might as well be in paradise! And the Caymanians have achieved what they set out to do, in a single generation.

Grand Cayman is now a well developped community with good roads, fine shops and well stocked grocery stores. The cost of living is high and the seven mile beach is no longer as peaceful as it once was. Just like Niagara Falls is nice in Winter, so are the Caymans in the Fall, their off season.