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News from the Resort, Weather Forecasting, Trade Show Time!
Meet the Staff!
(Each month, this section will feature one of many amazing staff members at Sunset House! Their stories and backgrounds are all unique and intriguing as the next!)
After 7 years working at the Hilton in the old spa town of Bath, England Maxine decided it was time for a change of scenery.
Maxine Kavanagh does not do things by half as you’ll see. First stop was Australia, then onto the hub of the United Arab Emirates- Dubai. This oil rich metropolitan city couldn’t contain our wondering Welsh girl (native of Swansea) so next stop was Hawaii. Once Max had explored The Big Island it was Grand Cayman ...read more!
Seeing a "Ring around the Sun"
Does this mean Rain???
"Ring around the moon, rain by noon! Ring around the sun, rain before it's done!"
Just like Mike says in his Captain’s Log below, we watch weather closely! And it is not always on the weather channel. Sometimes folklore can play an interesting role. You know, Red Sky at Night.... The ring around the sun or moon is caused by water crystals in the cirrus clouds: This usually means that rain is expected and is 12 to 18 hours away.
22º radius halos are visible all over the world and throughout the year. Look out for them (eye care!) whenever the sky is wisped or hazed with thin cirrus clouds. These clouds are cold and contain ice crystals in even the hottest climes, even in the tropical climate here in Grand Cayman.
The halo is always the same diameter regardless of its position in the sky. Sometimes only parts of the complete circle are visible.
Much smaller colored rings around the sun or moon are a corona produced by water droplets rather than ice crystals.
 Does it foretell of rain? Not necessarily. High cirrostratus cloud forms the halo and this same cloud is on the advancing edge of warm fronts with their associated heavy rain. If a wind stirs from the south west, the sky becomes hazy, a halo forms around the sun which is then dimmed and finally obscured by increasingly thick cloud then rain is likely within a few hours. But many halos are not associated with frontal systems and to see one is not a reliable sign of bad weather. They are things of beauty, not bad news.
When looking for halos always shield both eyes from the sun. Never stare close to it even for a moment. Preferably, hide the sun behind the edge of a building or post. Take care when photographing halos if the unshielded sun is in the field of view. It is dangerous to look at the sun through some camera viewfinders, especially SLRs - do not take risks! | 
