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Looking back in time

Everyone talks about the ‘good old days’ when times were simpler. Take a look at this picture from yesteryear and see if you can...

Christmas kitchen dance at the Galleon, circa 1973

There are a lot of clichéd phrases that are supposed to make us old folks feel better. You’ve heard them all; quotes like “these are your golden years,” “I’m not getting old – I’m becoming a classic,” and “age is nothing but a number.”

Danny Hughes: The man with the Cayman Porsche

Danny Hughes first landed in Cayman in 1975 at the age of 16 with his father Sonny Hughes. Those who have been on the island since those days may remember him; Sonny purchased the Galleon Beach Hotel from the McLean family back in 1978. During this era, the Seven Mile Beach contained just a few small hotels and just about as many footprints.

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