Grand Cayman and Hurricane Ivan

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ack! Double post. Sorry.
 
Kymma, I've heard that Keith & Casey are okay, but they lost everything in the hurricane.

Their webmaster is trying to put a mailing list together of people to help them out, so if you're interested, just send an email to neptunes@neptunesdivers.com.

Andrea
 
thecleave:
Kymma, I've heard that Keith & Casey are okay, but they lost everything in the hurricane.

Their webmaster is trying to put a mailing list together of people to help them out, so if you're interested, just send an email to neptunes@neptunesdivers.com.

Andrea


Will do just that. Thanks for the information.
 
Has anyone heard anything about the Grand View?
(we have December reservations)
 
I doubt if any dive operation will be working for a couple weeks. They need to rebuild their shops and homes. I suggest to anyone wanting to go to take their working clothes and tools to help them rebuild.

Below are storm damage reports from the locals.

Caribbean Hurricane Network
- Updates from the Islands -
http://www.stormcarib.com/#nine

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Unfortunately the world's media (with some online exceptions) still ignore the tragedy that has occurred in the Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman in particular.

http://www.tellin.co.uk/
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Grand Cayman damage reports
http://cayman-damage.andy.net/gcm.php#7mile
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Daze,
I am just returning from a week in the GC (9/8-9/15). My wife and I were on the first evacuation airlift tuesday afternoon. After the pictures develop, I will post a complete a full trip report.
However, let me state in no uncertain terms: DO NOT GO. There is nothing there for you there. I say an unprecedented level of destruction on par with a war zone. There is no electricity, running water, much food or shelter. Many of the hotels are either completely destroyed or uninhabitable. I dove with divetech on wed/thur and their cobalt coast (west bay) area was decimated.
We are all lucky to have survived!!!
 
according to fins' link on cayman damage
i guess there is some of seaview left!!

i am glad to hear that casualties are few.

7 mile beach was soooo beautiful , it makes my heart ache to think of the mess it is.

hopefully the reef will survive

i don't want to seem callous but how long before they will be diving??
i haven't given up my plane ticket for the 28th.
should i abandon any chance of any shop being the least bit interested in running? or even having a place to stay?

i don't know how fast they recover from these disasters.
dt
 

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