Thursday, August 16, 2007

Out in the village


I spent the afternoon preparing in the house, but on my daily bike ride through the village you could see people were taking Hurricane Dean seriously, boarding up windows.

Up at the top of the hill, the gusts of wind hinted at what is to come.

The water will be cut at 10pm, and the electricity will be cut around midnight.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello Steve,

can we interview you re Dean? If so, please send me an email to apsanjuan@ap.org. tks.

Anonymous said...

The picture reminds me of the same sky just before David hit Borinquen so many years ago. Thank you. Good luck. I know the morning after will be different.

Desiree
ufretacevedo at yahoo dot com

Anonymous said...

God Bless u guys.

Anonymous said...

Steve - I'm a Brit in London but I come to your island most years around Christmas / New Year time to the Calibishie area, and I love it. I'll be back there this December. Just discovered your blog.

Very disturbed at the news of Dean. Hope it doesn't do too much harm. Hope also that you'll keep people like me well informed. Great to know that you're on the case!

David

Anonymous said...

good work steve. I hope you can put a few pictures of the damage of the storm on line. that would give us Dominican Citizens living in the United States a better idea of what happened in the country. thank you I really appreciate that.

lisa

Anonymous said...

Thanks for your blog. Found it when looking for info about how Dominica fared as Dean hit. My daughter lives in Canefield (we are from California) and I was just looking for news.
Vicki

Anonymous said...

Saturday, August 19, 12:50 a.m EDST

While searching for information about the effect of Dean on Dominca, I stumbled across your blog. I look forward to your posts about the condition of the island.

News reports indicate that Dominica may have been battered by Dean. Photos show tremendous volumes of water raging to the sea from the river that flows through Roseau. I do hope that you were spared any major destruction from the hurricane.

Your description of preparations for the arrival of Dean reminded me of my visit to the island in 1981. Two years after Hurricane David demolished Dominica, the island was still rebuilding. During a stay at Mt. Soufre (?spelling?) at the southern end of the island, I recall that the village still lacked any electrical power.

I was taken - no, overwhelmed is more appropriate - with the wild beauty of Dominica and the rather sane pace of life on the island. My stay (10 days) was long enough to become smitten with the place yet brief enough to retain a romantic impression of Dominica.

You are fortunate to live there. Best of luck in dealing with the aftermath of the storm.

Lewis Taylor
Savannah, Georgia USA

Anonymous said...

You still in one piece?

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