I was there and lived to write about it.
The skies were a weird color and most places shut down.
It was funny driving with a little rain and light green,orange and purple colored clouds/skies at 1:00 PM.
I called Negril from home once during Ivan, I did get through and it sounded like a movie. You could hear the winds through the phone, alot of yellin and babies crying.
I told my friend to "HOLD ON!!"
She was in a Markospoon - which hurricane were you there for?
Rastagirl777-It was the one that came directly after the first. Like back to back. Dennis and Emily i think.
I was so glad the week before i left that one had just passed. Ahhh, smooth sailing now.
I did not even know there was a hurricane coming.
I woke up saw dark clouds and thought "oh, a little rain this morning"
I walked to the front desk to check out, and one of the staff ask me how was i going to get home? I thought she was joking so i said "backstroke" all the way. Why do you ask? She said the airport was closed.
Huh? What? So i called the airlines and they confirmed it.
Funny, nobody on the island that i was partying with even mentioned that a hurricane was coming.
Air J said they were not able to book a seat for me for like 3-4 days away.They said i could go to Sangsters when it opened and try to fight hundreds of people for a seat on stand-by i guess.
Hmmm, maybe a thousand people are stuck like me. No thanks.
So i called my boss at work and explained the situation.
They were pissed off.
You see, i always stretch my time as far as it can go. I was expected back at work the morning after i fly home.
So, the manager/owner of the hotel said
"no problem, you come here every 6 months. Pay us when you get back."
Sweet, 6 more days in paradise.
I had enough cash for food and beers!!
It was kind of strange. No sun for a couple of days. People still driving around, getting on with their lives.
Man i love Jamaica!
There was a quiet somber to Negril that week.
I good time to meditate and self reflect.ement house, so all was well.
Missblue, sounds like you were right there with me.
The colors, the sounds. The shear power.
It comes from somewhere.
I sometimes feel that it is a way of the almighty talking to us.
Communicating.
He/she says "i'm here, do you understand that?
Feel me, Watch me, watch me grow!
Its nature at its best (in a way)
I get a feeling of like tunnel vision, but all over my body.
Fantastic.
Living here on the shores of Lake Michigan, we get some strong winds. The lake front is lined with these giant boulders and the crashing is something to behold.
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