Pictures - Hurricane Omar - October 2008

Yesterday was an exciting day for me. Our island was not one of those under hurricane watch for Hurricane Omar but we are pretty close to some who were. Antigua was hit pretty badly with flooding in some homes up to 4ft. My hubby came to pick me up together with his parents and we went sightseeing. It was raining but not excessively. Late Wednesday night was when the strong rains fell and the seas were at their highest and roughest. Below are some of the pictures we took. We also picked up his sister on the way to one of the areas where the road got damaged by sea swells. This was my first remembered experience as an adult of going out and walking in post hurricane weather. It was pretty exciting walking through the sea water on the road and dodging waves coming in from the sea. The boys, their cousin Jemica and their grandparents stayed in the car a little away from all the action.
A barge on the Fond Cole beach:

A grader clearing debris in the village of Mero:

Coulibistrie:

Phone company truck going through the water:

My sister in law Donna and I:

Donna & I watching the waves come in:

Donna & I looking at a piece of the road that came out and was swept up the steps of this building all the way on the other side of the road. Look at the waves as they came up to our feet:

Coulibistrie highway:

Donna(in red) & I again:

Miscellaneous pictures of the day's experience:

Fixing up the damage next to the St. Joseph community centre:

Next to the St. Joseph community centre, our vehicle is pictured here:

Next to the St. Joseph community centre another view:

Other pictures(not sure where we took those that day):

Hurricane Omar's side effects on Dominica. We were not hit Praise God but the coastal villages recieved a beating from the sea swells and rain.