EDITORIAL
The Beauty and Soul of Cayman Is Not Only At Sea
Thursday, July 1, 2004
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Reader comments:
- I thoroughly agree with what was said here. We come once a year to enjoy
the Cayman people, the weather, the beautiful sunsets and the beach. We
enjoy talking to the Caymanians. In the evening, we dearly love sitting on
the balcony of the condo looking at the stars and listening to the water.
This is a beautiful land - Anonymous
- Oh, so funny to read this article, since I was just having this
discussion the other day regarding how islands promote tourism or their lack
of promotion. It seems the "honeymooners" or the "jet ski/sailboat picture"
just has never really caught my eye while I am on the island. When I think
of my past visits of Cayman the first things that come to mind are… floating
in the water on Seven Mile Beach, dancing at Royal Palms (capture how
spectacular it feels to dance under the stars with young and old combined),
watching that incredible sunset, seeing the starfish near the yacht club ( I
never saw "real" starfish before), of course Stingray City, and chatting it
up with the smiling people of the Cayman Islands. Where else can you sit and
have hour-long friendly conversations with complete strangers and come out
being friends - not too many places left in this world. Caymanian people are
so friendly - show those smiles in your promotions! You don't have to get
married or ride a "jet ski" or even be rich to have a wonderful vacation in
Cayman Islands and that certainly should be promoted - Traveller
- The comments and remarks of the editorial are long overdue and at the
same time they are very tame and do not accurately reflect the reality. The
reality is that the adverts are made by and for the people who stand to gain
the most, indeed not john public. The ads and the people who stand to gain
the most control the trade, and do so by ensuring that indigenous natives do
not get a seat of any merit on their carefully contrived Association. Mind
you they respond to any type of criticism with the age-old refrain, look at
what we do for the natives; we give them jobs, we provide one or two
scholarships, we feed them, we invest la de la la de la and “dis is de
tanks" we get. Care should be taken and they should beware for the hand that
feeds is exposed and may be bitten when least expected – Offshore J
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