Hurricane season is over in just a few hours!  YAY.   For the 3rd summer in a row, we have had zero hurricanes or even a close call.  For those that even remember, the last one that came close to Grand Cayman was Paloma which went on to strike Cayman Brac in 2008.

In the fall and during winter … there are (usually) no hurricanes but we do get the occasional Nor’wester.  Essentially a storm system that comes from the North West (but you had probably figured that out already)

Today and yesterday we got the taste of our first one of the season.  The place that is most affected by these systems are George Town and Seven Mile Beach

Those that snorkel at Eden Rock with recognize this place. No snorkeling going on today.

Some additionnal shots:

I actually took this picture of the tarpons swimming around just over 24h before the above pictures. I was standing just to the right of the stairs that are used to go into the ocean. (see 1st picture above) Amazing what difference a day can make.

Meanwhile … on the southern part of the island:

The ocean was amazingly calm.  Virtually no wave action at all.  Here you can see that all the Seven-Mile beach and George Town dive operators have taken their boats out of harms way.