Cayman Islands "devistated" by Ivan

See
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news...p_world _news.
It looks like Ivan did a number on the Cayman Islands. According to the
article, at one point Grand Cayman was cut in two around Seven Mile Beach.
Other reports indicate that just about every building on the island suffered
some damage.

--
Tom Smith
"The future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one!"

I read a similar article today at work and it is so sad. We have been lucky
here in the Clearwater, FL area so far....

I hope the island recovers in time for our visit in November on the Miracle.

"MGOBLUEE2" wrote in message
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I hope the island recovers in time for our visit in November on the
Miracle.

Get real, it's not Fantasy Island. It will take years to recover from a near
full hit of an island that small.

"MGOBLUEE2" wrote in message
...
I hope the island recovers in time for our visit in November on the
Miracle.

Get real, it's not Fantasy Island. It will take years to recover from a near
full hit of an island that small.

Not to be insensitive to the people and the damage, but what about the
turtle farm? they were still rebuilding from a previous storm.


In article , "BiG Orange" @
wrote:

"MGOBLUEE2" wrote in message
...
I hope the island recovers in time for our visit in November on the
Miracle.

Get real, it's not Fantasy Island. It will take years to recover from a near
full hit of an island that small.

Here is a message board thread on it. One guy was driving around the island
reporting damage. He stated the turtle farm is gone.

I am not sure what that means. Are all the turtle gone, the structures gone,
both?

http://www.stormcarib.com/reports/2004/cayman.shtml

We just visited the farm last Thursday and the tour guide was saying the new
setup was designed to withstand even a strong hurricane.

- Jeff

"Paul Krause" wrote in message
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Not to be insensitive to the people and the damage, but what about the
turtle farm? they were still rebuilding from a previous storm.


In article , "BiG Orange" @
wrote:

"MGOBLUEE2" wrote in message
...
I hope the island recovers in time for our visit in November on the
Miracle.

Get real, it's not Fantasy Island. It will take years to recover from a
near
full hit of an island that small.

Actually, island construction is very cheap, simple and pretty quickly
repaired/replaced. No central heat/air, no insulation, no basements. I guess
we'll miss our stop there in three weeks. Hopefully we will get Progreso as a
substitute.

"HDawson228" wrote in message
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Actually, island construction is very cheap, simple and pretty quickly
repaired/replaced. No central heat/air, no insulation, no basements. I
guess
we'll miss our stop there in three weeks. Hopefully we will get Progreso
as a
substitute.

The Cayman Islands has a pretty strong building code. However, I am seeing
reports from other sites describing extensive destruction.

Tom Smith

"HDawson228" wrote in message
...
Actually, island construction is very cheap, simple and pretty quickly
repaired/replaced. No central heat/air, no insulation, no basements. I
guess
we'll miss our stop there in three weeks. Hopefully we will get Progreso
as a
substitute.

The Cayman Islands has a pretty strong building code. However, I am seeing
reports from other sites describing extensive destruction.

Tom Smith

Is Sting Ray City still there? I bet those sting rays are going to freak out
not getting full meals daily.