Times of the Islands Winter 2020/21

On an early morning ramble on Salt Cay, photographer Marta
Morton discovered this donkey wandering by the old stacked stone
wall and colourful garden.
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terminal—still small and quaint. Herzog Construction
completed the work and now we have a fresh new airport
to greet all of our new and returning passengers.
People often ask me, “What is there to do on such
a small island?” January 2021 is the beginning of our
Humpback whale season—much anticipated every year.
Salt Cay Divers and Salt Cay Whale Adventures have new
boats and excellent captains to take you on an adventure
of a lifetime. Salt Cay is considered the country’s “whale
headquarters” because the 7,000-foot deep Columbus
Passage is located directly in front of Salt Cay. This is
where the whales migrate on their way to warmer waters
to mate, give birth and carry their young. (There is some
evidence to suggest that the shallower water around Salt
Cay has become a birthing area for the whales.) This is
one of the last places in the world you can still swim with
these magnificent creatures.
Salt Cay Divers will take you diving on some of the
most pristine walls and reefs with brilliant sea fans, colorful
corals and rocks teeming with fish. The island also
offers snorkeling directly from its beaches or aboard a
boat trip to several nearby uninhabited islands. Salt Cay
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