Well the hurricane has passed us and we are just feeling the side effects of it, being wind and rain. I think everything turned out awesome. We never loss power last night, and the airport here is reporting to CNN that they and the island have only received very little damage by the hurricane (trees knocked down, etc).
I think the biggest affect that hurricane had on the island was the flooding and high winds. We thought for sure that the power was going to go out, but it never did and we're all doing awesome. We actually just went to sleep at around 2am, and our boys slept through the whole thing. They actually probably liked that background sound of the rain and wind :)
So we're definitely glad the hurricane has passed and that we're all doing awesome.
Can't wait for this "LAST" semester to be over with, where we'll be able to finish the rest of school in the U.S.
Thanks everybody for your support
Aug 30, 2008
Aug 29, 2008
4th Gustav Update
well it is now 10:30 pm (central time). we are absolutely getting hammered by the strong 80 mph winds and rain. Here's a cut and paste from an article at weather.com
"Hurricane Gustav is now impacting the Cayman Islands with flash flooding rains and strong gusty winds. As of late Friday evening, there have been reports that the islands now have no power, with other reports of downed trees and high waves battering the area."
I'm glad that we are not one of those unlucky ones who doesn't have any power right now. Our lights keep flickering, which tells me our power isn't far behind.
A school official that lives by a canal here on the island, told Ryan that the water level has risen 3 feet already, which is at its max before it starts to spill over. We have also heard from that the center of the hurricane is 50 miles away above us, so its not directly hitting us...... but it definitely is letting us know that its here.
I'll post later as things progress...
"Hurricane Gustav is now impacting the Cayman Islands with flash flooding rains and strong gusty winds. As of late Friday evening, there have been reports that the islands now have no power, with other reports of downed trees and high waves battering the area."
I'm glad that we are not one of those unlucky ones who doesn't have any power right now. Our lights keep flickering, which tells me our power isn't far behind.
A school official that lives by a canal here on the island, told Ryan that the water level has risen 3 feet already, which is at its max before it starts to spill over. We have also heard from that the center of the hurricane is 50 miles away above us, so its not directly hitting us...... but it definitely is letting us know that its here.
I'll post later as things progress...
3rd Gustav Update
Well... its now 8:30pm (Central) and we're pretty sure that the hurricane is here, or if not really close to us. Because the winds are crazy right now, and it is absolutely dumping rain.
We can't see anything outside, but man the sound of the rain pouring, and the trees swaying back and forth with those high winds definitely tells you what the weather is like right now. I took a gander outside the door, and all I could see were trees bending so much they were almost touching the ground, and a constant downpour of rain. Our boys have no idea what's going on, which is an awesome thing. They are both sound asleep right now, while we're downstairs trying to forget about this storm by watching movies.
I'll post more in about an hour or so.
If I don't post within a couple of hours, it means that our power has gone out. I personally don't think the power is going to stay on, because already in the last 30 min we've had our lights flicker and go out for just a seconds twice already.
So cross your fingers.
We can't see anything outside, but man the sound of the rain pouring, and the trees swaying back and forth with those high winds definitely tells you what the weather is like right now. I took a gander outside the door, and all I could see were trees bending so much they were almost touching the ground, and a constant downpour of rain. Our boys have no idea what's going on, which is an awesome thing. They are both sound asleep right now, while we're downstairs trying to forget about this storm by watching movies.
I'll post more in about an hour or so.
If I don't post within a couple of hours, it means that our power has gone out. I personally don't think the power is going to stay on, because already in the last 30 min we've had our lights flicker and go out for just a seconds twice already.
So cross your fingers.
2nd Gustav Update
Its now 7:30pm (Central Time) and the National Hurricane Center just released a report stating that Hurricane Gustav is still a category 1 hurricane. It also states that the hurricane is now 90 miles away from Grand Cayman, and that the hurricane turned slightly to the right, where the center of it will now pass over or nearby the Cayman Islands.
We are expecting it to reach us in the next hour or two, but as of 30 min ago, the wind has picked up tremendously and rain is starting to dump on us.
In the same report, it also states that we will get between 12-25 inches of rain, so that should be interesting. The winds are being estimated at 80 mph for now.
For the most part, its totally dark outside now, but we can definitely hear the rain dumping outside and the trees smacking around.
In the next couple of hours we will be getting the worst of it, but hopefully we won't lose power and the boys will just sleep through it.
We'll post later as the hurricane comes closer.
We are expecting it to reach us in the next hour or two, but as of 30 min ago, the wind has picked up tremendously and rain is starting to dump on us.
In the same report, it also states that we will get between 12-25 inches of rain, so that should be interesting. The winds are being estimated at 80 mph for now.
For the most part, its totally dark outside now, but we can definitely hear the rain dumping outside and the trees smacking around.
In the next couple of hours we will be getting the worst of it, but hopefully we won't lose power and the boys will just sleep through it.
We'll post later as the hurricane comes closer.
Hurricane Gustav Update
Well..... we're all hanging out indoors today. We feel like we're more than ready to weather the storm. Forecasts tells us that the hurricane is suppose to hit us around 7-8 pm tonight (Central). Looks like its heading straight at us, and that it will be a Category 1 when it reaches us. Hopefully its not too bad. About an hour ago is when the weather here took a drastic change. We're starting to see high winds right now, with intermittent gusts of rain.
Will update more as the hurricane makes landfall, and as long as we still have power.
As a side note. Ryan's school has postponed the first day of classes until Sept 8, which is good news for all of us once this storm passes :)
Will update more as the hurricane makes landfall, and as long as we still have power.
As a side note. Ryan's school has postponed the first day of classes until Sept 8, which is good news for all of us once this storm passes :)
Aug 28, 2008
Worst Nightmare Comes True!
We hoped that we would never have to worry about any Hurricane while we were down here. But.... unfortunately we have one heading right towards us, that is expected to hit here Friday afternoon. It doesn't look like its going to be a "serious" hurricane, but its a hurricane none the less, and that stinks!!! Right now its only a Tropical Storm, but it is expected to reach Hurricane Status by tonight or tomorrow morning. The guess is that it will reach Cayman Islands around 2pm tomorrow.
We have stocked up on nearly everything imaginable, so we're ready to weather the storm.
Keep us in your prayers, and we'll keep you guys posted. Hopefully by tomorrow night, it will all be over and done with. So that after this semester we'll finally be done and back in the States, where Ryan will begin his clinicals in Portland, Maine.
Here's some sites you can check to be up todate with the hurricane status, including live video from a couple cameras on the beach
http://www.reefgrill.com/pages/netcam.html
http://www.oceanfrontiers.com/_/CIDmm/PGNmm-webcam
http://www.crownweather.com/gustav.html
Aug 23, 2008
Our little actor ;)
Emmet has been pretty dramatic lately...especially fit throwing, but he's been pretty funny too. Here's our little actor in action...stunt double in his future? Maybe!
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