Hurricane Omar: Aftermath
there was a bit of water to be cleaned up in our new place from Omar last week (and all the rain that came after he left) and the power at my house hasn’t been on since Thursday evening.
so, we spent an hour adventuring around the island on our way to grab breakfast at Nevis Bakery Saturday morning. we stopped at a few local landmarks to check out how they fared Omar’s visit.
Oualie Beach before:
Oualie Beach after [dock demolished and the Sea Bridge car ferry washed ashore]:
Pinney’s Beach before:
Pinney’s Beach after:
Four Seasons before:
Four Seasons after [hotel was evacuated and may be closed for months due to sea surge damage]:
unfortunately, i don’t have a photo of Chevy’s before, but it is a wonderful Nevis landmark and was one of Tiffany’s fave spots when she came to visit. sadly, the iconic celebrity-worthy patio bar on the beach has been all but erased. Sunshine’s is mostly still standing.
thankfully, no one was hurt in the hurricane and most of the damage was due to sea surge and high water levels on the west side of the island. the hit to the Four Seasons is a big one for local tourism economy and we’re all hoping they can get back up and running in top condition for the big winter season.
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October 20th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
wow ~ what a lot of damage, glad no-one was hurt!
October 20th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
:-( as someone who lives in Hurricane prone area…this just makes me want to cry.
October 20th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Unreal especially in real life. Great pics and like everyone else I wish all the island people the very best and wish I wasn’t in school so that I could help the Four Seasons in clean up…
October 21st, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Glad no one was hurt. But what a mess.
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:59 am
Wow! What a difference. The before and afters are something else Jen. I realize there are much worse storms out there but this seems bad enough. I’m glad a power outage and some water in your place are the worst things to have happened to you during this one.
Glad you are safe.
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:47 am
Thanks for posting the before and after photos. We were staying at the Four Seasons, arriving on Monday and then part of the evacuation on Wed. morning. I’m awestruck at the look of the place after. It was such a beautiful setting and the grounds were so green and well-kept. evacuated. What a shame.