The 11 EST track just came out and brought more good news. The storm is drifting further north and now will pass closer to the sister islands of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. It is very possible now that we wont get hurricane force winds here on Grand Cayman just Tropical storm force. The 2 and 5 p.m. EST tracks will give us the final verdict as we start to feel the winds early this evening.
The hardest part about these storms is the waiting time. We took our car to the King Sport Center roundabout at 6:30 this morning and found a good spot slightly up the hill. The roundabout was almost full so we went at the right time. We unplugged the battery and put it in the back. Katie reminded Andreas that he got his name last year by surviving Dean so he needed to be a trooper again and not let himself get flooded. The walk back to our house was a little over a mile so not a bad early morning walk. As we walked back the familiar sound from last year of drills was very evident. Many people had gotten up early to board up their houses before it gets too hot or the rains come.
The hardest part about these storms is the waiting time. We took our car to the King Sport Center roundabout at 6:30 this morning and found a good spot slightly up the hill. The roundabout was almost full so we went at the right time. We unplugged the battery and put it in the back. Katie reminded Andreas that he got his name last year by surviving Dean so he needed to be a trooper again and not let himself get flooded. The walk back to our house was a little over a mile so not a bad early morning walk. As we walked back the familiar sound from last year of drills was very evident. Many people had gotten up early to board up their houses before it gets too hot or the rains come.
With everything closed and everyone just basically waiting this is truly the calm before the storm. I am still not sure which I prefer the sudden warning of tornado's with them passing quickly or the longer warning of hurricanes where you have plenty of time to prepare but then have to sit around a long time waiting for them. Thanks to everyone who has sent us email encouragements. We are becomming veterans at this storm thingy and with the line up of storms that are apparently going to give us an active September that is a good thing.
