No tourists and lots of time!

Before the COVID-19 crisis hit Cayman’s tourism sector, Lisha and Tom Watling made their living operating Cayman Kayaks.

With lockdown measures in March, however, came the immediate end to their tourism business. While the closure of Cayman Kayaks meant loss of income, what has come in the company’s wake has been a gift for the couple.

“The past six months has been the greatest blessing for us,” said Lisha, speaking from a George Town warehouse that has come to store the fruits of the couple’s grassroots initiative to keep the island’s families clothed and cared for throughout the crisis.

Their charitable initiative, BLESSED, evolved organically from the couple’s work with Cayman’s Acts of Random Kindness.

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