Hurricane Earl
Posted by gerald in Life on St. John USVI, tags: chocolate hole, great cruz bay, hurricane earl, St. John, St. John USVI, St. John Virgin Islands
- Chocolate Hole, Monday Afternoon, 8/30/2010 – Hurricane Earl
For us on St. John and in the Virgin Islands Hurricane Earl has come and gone. He was stronger and came earlier than expected. Although not predicted to effect us until late Monday afternoon, conditions deteriorated on Sunday night.
On St. John, boats at anchor suffered the worst of the storm. All the boats in Chocolate Hole were swept from their moorings, save one that later sunk. Several boats were also lost in Great Cruz Bay and Cruz Bay.
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 Westin Beach, Great Cruz Bay |
 Floating Dock from Great Cruz Bay Dinghy Landing |
 Chocolate Hole Beach |
Trees were down all over the island and current was out, internet down and cell phones spotty.
Caneel Bay suffered some structural damage and the awning over the dock at the Westin was blown down.
On the BVI matters were worse. On Jost Van Dyke, Sidneys at Little Harbour was pretty much destroyed. Abe’s, also at Little Harbour lost much of their dock. In Great Harbour, Rudy lost his dock. Word from Tortola was bad reporting the loss of many boats. Anegada was the worst hit with widespread damage and flooding.
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Reminds me do much of H-Marilyn who visited us in the ’90′s..Be safe…help your neighbors, friends and please don’t forget the animals. Much luv, H
Marilyn was WAY worse!
G
Good Morning to all the locals of St. John,
Hope all is well on the island after Earl. From what I can find and read on the internet seems everyone came out ok. Not much coverage of it here on the mainland..?.. I was wondering how the island has cleaned up, will be traveling there next month. Staying somewhere in Chocolate Hole.
Thanks for any reply,
Pat
Having been there for Marylin and a few others, I feel for all of you. How did the boats in Coral Bay make out and those who rode it out in Hurricane Holes? I miss the island very much. I would love for my kid to see where he was born, but honestly, this time of year, I love being ashore and way up a river. Best wishes to everyone. If there is something that can be mailed that can help, let me know. Miss you all, Donna Lemm (formerly of Le Papillon, Coral Bay)