In 40 some trips in we have seen quite a few differant wave actions. 90% of the time the sea is like glass, but when she talks in a stern voice she is a powerful mistress. We have seen 100% sun with rolling seas, we have had storms come in the middle of the night where you don't even sense the sound because it builds so slowly it is more a concussion in the air,,,,,, never have felt nervousOriginally Posted by Hubby-man
I can say that we went in 3 days after Ivan and I have never felt as helpful. If you can take care of yourself and not be a burden and you do not expect an umbrella in blender drink stay you can help in many ways. I had a chain saw, re-chargeable sawzall, drill and circular saw, we broght a lot of nails and screws and everywhere we went we cleared roads and would stop for a little while and help people get back on their feet. W/O current for refrigeration and with some in the hills not having the cash flow to buy a weeks worth of supplies we found ourselves running ice to our igloos at differant yards in the hills as soon as ice became available.
The Jamaican business owner is resiliant, "if I have to rebuild I might as go bigger or better" we have seen a lot of that post storms over the years.
I remember sitting with a friend in the market when the first tourist bus came in, there was an almost pallapable sigh of relief by all of the craftsmen and vendors.
Funny thing is the waves can be blue or brown when full of sand, one job that needs done is to walk the seaweed right after the sorm and throw starfish back out into the sea to give them a new lease on life.
