The Culps of the Caribbean

Much like Moses leading the Israelites through the Red Sea, St. Kitts was spared the wrath of Irma and Maria which were swirling on each side.   St. Kitts, on the whole, was very fortunate. I spoke with every employee about their experiences as they endured both storms one week apart.   The first on the Atlantic side and the second on the Caribbean side.   Most people had water forced into their homes, but not a flood.   Several people said that water was coming right through the concrete.   All said that they could not believe that Maria blasted them for 24 hours straight with driving rain and wind without a let up.   The very next day they reported that it was calm and sunny like nothing had happened. A few employees had lost some shingles and that was the extent of the damage to their homes.   Same at work were a couple of pieces of roofing had come off but no other damage.   Unless of course you are talking about tre...

The 2014 Hurricane Season is upon us.  What does that mean?  Before now and the end of November there is a chance of being hit by a hurricane.  We live in an all concrete house that is dug into the side of a mountain. Sounds rather nutty survivalist, but that is how most of the new homes here are.  Internally we will collect some 1-gallon containers of bottled water.  Last year Amy amassed 16 gallons of bottled water.  Well we still have 8 gallons left.  My Kittitian friends store about 3-gallons. Last year the closest hurricane was about 30 miles south of us and it did not even rain here that day.  So, who knows what will be in store for us this year.  We have a satellite phone in case the island phone/internet system is down.  That way we can keep our families informed.  Below are some photos of the last hurricane that hit here.  Hurricane Georges.