The Outcome

so here is the countdown of what has happened at home. thank goodness everyone is safe and sound. sadly one of our friends lost their roof so, he is bunking by the house for now. our roof and house is well but i regret to report that we lost 2 of our best mango trees, one of our sour sop trees and a bit of the apple tree. this loss is unfortunate, and as my brothers continue with the task of chopping down and clearing the carnage, there is hope. my mother was able to salvage one of the mangoes from the hybrid tree, so questions can be asked and the name of the tree recovered to facilitate the replanting of said tree. since it is a hybrid, it cannot reproduce from its seed so it has to be bought. we will also replace the other trees lost. my father thus warned me that there will be no mangoes from that side of the house for a couple of years.

the lord was merciful and Dean, though stronger than Gilbert, like Gilbert did not bring much rain, just wind mostly, which is ultimately better. this way there wasn't much flooding. my mom said that our house was packed as usual, since our house is the watering hole for the neighbourhood. the entertainment for the day and night was sitting on the veranda and watching the hurricane. which is what we do every time there is a hurricane. seriously, what else is there to do. they shut the electricity off to save the infrastructure, so there is no TV, no computer, so we talk, eat and watch the trees fall and roofs fly off. it is great fun....

Neways, that is that. everyone is good. i'll hear more about it later and what the outcome of the rest of the island is. pics will be coming soon as, my brothers and sisters took photos while things were going on and of our beloved fallen mango trees....