Anniversary of Hurricane Gilbert. Where were you on the 12th September 1988?

We were in the Trelawny area the end of August 1988 on our honeymoon...Missed it by a few weeks.
Just had our 25th anniversary and still love traveling to Jamaica...

This is what I wrote here just over 2 years ago when the 23rd anniversary was the topic of the day:

"I was staying on the beach at the Native Sun Villas (now the Sea Sand Eco Villas) when Gilbert passed overhead. There are really no words I have ever been able to come up with to properly describe that hurricane - to say I was frightened would be an understatement!

But the reaction of the Jamaican people after Gilbert was the single most important reason why I made the decision to live in Jamaica. And my decision to move here has been backed up by the folks I run into everyday - their resourcefulness is still a daily inspiration for me!"

That's Lovely!

Amen to that Rob. Great way to put it.

i was ten months and a day old probably just with my mother in california.

Since it was a Monday, I was at work in Kansas City, Missouri. It was another life for me than I have now and Jamaica wasn't on my radar screen at this time.

However, I was aware of Hurricane Gilbert and the devastation it was causing. It was the most intense hurricane in the Atlantic Basin up to that time and the largest. The name "Gilbert" was retired and will never be used again to name another hurricane.

I can vividly recall what I was doing on Sept 12th, 1988 as that was my very first day of Marine Corps bootcamp in San Diego. I doubt they made any mention of the hurricane to the recruits.

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