Wheaton’s Way: Celebrating 50 years in the Cayman Islands
On Monday, 11 Aug., my family celebrated 50 years in the Cayman Islands. Wow.
That same date, in 1975, my parents and three children (with the fourth very much on the way) set down in Grand Cayman, with little sense of how our lives would be forever changed.
The airport was not the modern edifice we have today – it was a simple, one-storey building.
As my Dad remarked, when I reminisced with him for this column, “Cayman airport looked like something you might find in central Africa. Customs was basically a roof for shade and there were chicken netting walls for security.” And, he added, with almost a quiet sigh of joy, “It was great.” For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Aug 24, 2025 06:21 PM