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Looks like we'll be losing all the cams for a day or two, there's a Tropical Depression ---140
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Our little desert Island will be getting wayyy too much rain, but then it's coming my way (Virgins)as a hurricane, tomorrow. sigh.
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Shoot me, I'm the messenger! All will be sunny and calm in a day or two, not to worry, but to be prepared!

Mm

Oh, my, I just start talking without any manners! Good morning all BT'ers. I apologize, I was raised in a barn, I'll never learn!

Blue sunrise, Blue is my favorite color! Most of the time.

Morning Mola and anyone else who arrives later...
stormy paradise...sigh....





(Message edited by devfam on October 14, 2008)

Good Morning BT Buds. Looks like everyone is watching the wave action today

Good Morning Mola, Donna, Debbie T. & All Arriving Later

I have never seen weather like this since coming in 2001. Wow...

Wow! Hang in the Annie!

It was a dark and stormy...morning?

Say, everyone, does anyone ever go out West to Slagbaai park anymore? The sea might be calmer there. Or are the roads gone?

Someone very special must be on island to make such crummy weather. Poor them!

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I guess someone must have rung a bell or something, so all the yachts could leave.

Never fear, this bad weather will be a Bonaire Memory in two days!

Is this Kristi and Kenny across the street? Hard to tell.

Yikes!

Yeh, looks bad, but actually only about two feet, hey?

Watching the cams this morning and the radar from Weather Underground reminds me of Lenny years ago. Sounds like it won't be nearly as bad this time around. More of an inconvenience than anything.

Looks like one intrepid explorer decided to brave the elements...



Have a great day everyone!

morning all...wow...

east side diving?


kowabunga!


something bwoke

Total bummer, is the middle of OUR dock sagging?
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Good for the advanced windsurfers. I wonder what the wind mph is?

According to Weather Underground, the wind is out of the SW at around 18 MPH. It looks a lot worse than that.

I hate the think that dock is about to break up. If it does I wonder if it will take as long to replace as the ones that were damaged '99.

Not really much wind, for the effect, 40 mph, and the center is over 100 miles, 200+ kilometer away. They finally gave it a name, Omar.

I can confirm that is really rocking on west side of the island.

Wasn't it Ivan about four years ago that tore up a few docks? None were completely destroyed like Lenny (thank goodness). Also, a lot of the places will take up planks so they don't loose them. Poor Andre at BDA...he's doing work on his dock

Molamola, I thought it might be from the dock too, but in the one pic, it almost looks like the handrail from a wooden staircase?

Anyone on island want to go around and give us some live updates and pics???

uh...is that a HUGE wave????

I'm agog....it's starting to look like California diving!!!

LOL CB, Laguna Beach diving...lol!

Yup...the vis looks about right...

Thanks for the mph Michael. I'd be rigging up a 4.5mm for my short board. Where's my helmet?

I was here for Ivan and Felix..to me, the waves are bigger today. I have body surfed both but today no way. I tried at Windsock but came in immediatel as there is a lot more rubble and the waves are massive pounding the shoreline. There is dock debris in the water in Belnem. From my house the spray goes as high as Windsock. The foundations south of Punt Vierkant are submerged.

Linda, Tonky and Kiri were sailing out of Kas de Regatta. I saw someone try to kite at Windsock very briefly. I would be on a 3.5 with my Gath helmet if I had gear on the Playa side.

Omar isn't even a hurricane, and it's still 100 miles from Bonaire.

All the guy-named storms are the worst, wonder why?

I gotta go board up, it'll be on me tomorrow night, ugh, and bummer.

uh...looks like the dock may be breaking up in the middle?



ann, thanks for the update...very very very disturbing indeed.

hmmmm I dread to think of what the Eden beach Cams would be showing!!




OOOPPPPsss I forgot to renew my GOLD yesterday!!! and my new Card wasn't being accepted!!!



so I used MBHs an extra pressie

Diving sucks.... let's get some shoppin' done!



I put the odds at 3 to 1 that dock is still standing tomorrow.

Military boat?

We are on Island as i type. There is no diving on ether side of the Island for the next few days. The weather should clear by Friday.

Had sunday dinner with Kristi/Kenny and, Darlene and friends.

Looks like the tug boat.

good eye Ruth. Patrolling the coast maybe for damage?

Nasty pics guys ...
Just read about it on a dutch newssite (nu.nl) and they say that Karel's is lost !??
Is that just sensation, or is there actually truth in that ?

Bummer the cams have stopped ..

NOooooooo!!!!! Can someone verify??

Olaf, go to Local Items, Omar Pictures. There are some youtubes of Karel's...I think they are hit fairly hard, quite a bit of damage.

here someone braving the elements

pier doesn't look so good.....

Cyndelee, I saw those .. but cannot see when tis pics where shot ? Maybe they were shot way earlier today.
I'd say because multiple sites now here (NL) say that Karel's was totally swept away ..
I do feel it's quite exagerated (ehmm, tricky word), but who knows .. in the end Bonaire is just a needle in a haystack when it comes to storms.

Let's just sit and wait, I only leave in 286 days .. should be over by then ..

In Holland we got a pic of Karels being rather damaged.
http://www.nu.nl/news/1789746/20/Tropische_storm_raast_over_Benedenwinden.html
scroll down and see.

Lydia is talking about this one ...



(Message edited by olaf on October 14, 2008)

that is just so sad...

Okay here's something to hopefully put a smile on your face....

from the Archives this morning

HELLO KRISTY, KEN & friend

oops forgot the other one..

and another group a bit later braving the 'warm' rain

Hi guys, I got small video were you can see whats left of karel's, any one can tell me where can I uploaded to any one to see?

Right here Vicman.

Not sure how?
http://www.bonairetalk.com/cgi-local/bbs/discus.cgi?pg=formatting

(Message edited by bonaire9 on October 14, 2008)

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The requested URL /newsgroup/messages/626/link was not found on this server.
Apache/2.2.3 (Red Hat) Server at www.bonairetalk.com Port 80

Thats the response in the link

Vicman, send me the link, I'll see if I can post it

I hope I'm not breaking any rule here, if I'm, I¿m sorry, I just want to share. its uploaded here:

I removed the link, it will not work in this format. You can upload the vid on YouTube, then post the link on CC.

(Message edited by modjerry on October 14, 2008)

Amazing captures today!!!

The tug boat was guiding an oil boat in from BOPEC. I was in Sabadeco at a b day party watching the two tugs. I drove down playa lechi from Yellow Submarine to Kas Di Regatta. The road was blocked from debris. I was at Habitat prior. The restaurant is serving a small buffet for guests in the front as the entire restaurant is wet from intense spray. The sea is littered with debris. Everyone is comparing today to Lenny. Since I was in Antigua for Lenny I cannot comment. Having lived on Cape Cod for many years today does not phase me but for locals it is very intense. I pray the night quiets down but the wind and rain in Belnem has picked up from the outer bands of Omar.

OMG. I am so saddened by this.

Tribs, we all are

Has it been verified if Richard's dock table is gone too?

I think that tomorrow morning there's gonna be bad news in a lot of places, it's not raining as heavy as last night, but seems like it's not gonna stop for the night, same with the winds, but when walking around playa you can see how bad it is.
Hope this stops through out the night!!

(Message edited by vicman on October 14, 2008)

Vicman, email me the video at the moderators email, and I can post it on my youtube account, then here if you like.

Sent a message, thanks

Yes, Richard's Pier is gone. But this time he numbered all the planks so he'll be able to put it back together faster.

This is very sad. Hopefully, other islands will be spared. Wish I was there to help.
Be safe everyone

Very, very sad...I keep looking at the piercam...
I sent Amanda the link to the other pics, she said that is right behind the CIEE house she was in last year. She couldn't believe what she was seeing.

Prayers for safety for all...

hi gang
heard from a friend on bonaire. the divi lost its dock the belushi bar and one of its boats. this person would know she works at dive shop. nobody was hurt.
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Hi All,

The destruction is really sad news.

Any news on how things are looking for the next week? I am coming your way in 48 hours and am curious if I should pack some additional (rain) clothes.

I also read one of the hotels was seriously damages (on nu.nl). Any idea which hotel?