Gustov gone

Hurricane Gustov which is now a Cat 4 hurricane passed over Grand Cayman as a Cat 1, with winds maxing out at about 75mph. There is a great video on http://www.caymannetnews.com/ posted on August 30 by Cayman Net News. Shows waves crashing at George Town harbor.

Very little damage on Grand Cayman. Sounds like Cayman Brac & Little Cayman got hit hard.

Gustav Update

Hurricane Gustav has made a real unusual turn towards Grand Cayman Island. Two days ago it looked like Gustav would go straight to the eastern end of Cuba, but then it backed up, went south and restarted its westerly move.


Forecasters are saying that Grand Cayman should get up to 70 mile an hour winds and tons of rain. I expect that this will do little damage on the island, except for local flooding, which is common in certain areas. There have only been 3 storms in recorded history to hit the island with 100+ mph winds. Maximum winds as of this morning is 65 mph for Gustav.


Looks like Cayman will get 65+ mph wind gusts and a foot of rain.

Latest Visitor Stats for Grand Cayman Island

The government just released the arrival stats for July and .... GOOD NEWS. Air arrivals were up 11.6% from a year ago as 30,008 visitors arrived in July. For the first 7 months, 208,329 visitors have arrived by air, up 9.7%. Last year at this time only 189,891 visitors had arrived.

This continues to be great news for real estate values. The island goes into its 3 slowest months of the year from August-October. As an example, last September only 11,457 people visited Grand Cayman Island.

September and October are great times of the year to visit and enjoy Cayman Island.

Tropical Storm Fay

Heard from my friends on Grand Cayman Island. Tropical storm Fay is kicking up the surf -- and all diving has been called off. Winds picking up, some rain, but it is clear that the storm will miss well to the north of Grand Cayman. Expect heavy seas, especially on the north and east side of the island. Should be back to sunshine by Monday or Tuesday at the latest. Check out the latest Grand Cayman island weather at CaymanIsBest.

Got to Start Somewhere ----

Welcome to my new blog about one of my favorite subjects. Grand Cayman Island.

I've just returned from my second trip to the Grand Cayman this summer and have brought back with me 12 videos and tons of pictures. You can find the videos either at 1) Facebook -- look for the Cayman Is Best group; 2) YouTube -- posted by CaymanIsBest or 3) on our web page (click to visit).

On this trip, I was struck by how much Grand Cayman has changed in just the last few months. The east end of the island has lots of new construction and a couple of large condo projects are getting started.

The construction along Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island is really coming along quickly and my real estate friends are telling me that the sales are moving VERY FAST -- much faster than expected. Hard to explain, but wealthy Americans are pulling money out of the US real estate and stock markets and are putting it in the Cayman Islands.

I look forward to posting lots of information on this blog. Please give me any suggestions to make this better -- i'm a novice.

Thanks -- Jeff Villwock