It is absolutely amazing to think how people dealt with this situation a couple decades ago without the amazing forecasting and electronic devices we have today. The past three days have been nothing but spectacular, with blue skies and calm winds. There were no blatant signs of a massive Cat 4 hurricane barreling towards our home.
But it was pretty eerie on the beach tonight knowing the storm was just off the coast as we were all sitting a hundred yards off the coast in the lineup waiting for waves. It was a very humbling experience. As, it was almost too calm except for the way overhead bombs coming in from the horizon. We surfed until sunset as the onshore winds picked up. After checking out the 8pm NOAA forecast for Hurricane Earl we decided not to chance the storm veering off in time and head off the island. So I’m sitting this one out everyone, but hope to be back to snap some pictures asap. Best of luck to everyone who stayed, be safe.
Links to follow the Hurricane:
Wunderground.com – Hurricane & Tropical Storms
National Hurricane Center read the most recent public announcements and the hurricane Earl windspeed model.
