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Good morning all,
Thanks God, Ivan's eye avoided Bonaire !
I hope they didn't suffer too much of rain and winds.
is served. I have to go to work. See you later, I'll try to pop in during the day. Have a nice day.

Good morning Martine and good morning all BT's and all you on Bonaire. How are you?

This is what the cams are showing:

I received a text message from Diana late yesterday evening, She was OK, it was stormy and rainy.

Good Morning Martine, Ilona and everbuddy in the world, especially all on Bonaire.
Hope everyone is ok on the island. Thanks for the coffee.....
Torsten

Good Morning all of you. I guess we are all waiting for sunrise.

Fresh pot of coffee is served.

Morning all ...
Jake's info in the other thread seems quite promising .. let's hope the surge won't go out of hand ..

It's sad however it's now strengthening and on it's way to Kingston ...

Good morning all!
Looks like Bonaire didn't get the full load Let's hope it stays this way!
Indeed waiting 4 sunrise...

Martin, thx 4 the Diana-update!

my prayers go out to all that are in the path of Ivan

Ivan is also a category 5 now - the strongest hurricane rating there is. It's located just above Aruba around now (and closer to Aruba than it was to Bonaire). Let's hope they weather the storm.

Can't wait to see what the WebCams have to show this morning - my flight boards in about 35 minutes, hopefully it will be light enough to see something by then...

Jake

ok, sunrise...

Looks different then the other days.

and the red version

The BarCam shows quite a mess.

Could be a lot worse though!

I'm guessing the South BeachCam is water logged. Hopefully the sun will evaporate the water.

Now if only the ReefCam would get enough light before I board my flight (wireless Internet is a wonderful thing :-) )...

Jake

Based on the Weather Channel, and views from the Web cams, Bonaire was only grazed (hopefully). The storm surge, based upon reports, was to be 3 to 5 feet and hitting hardest those point facing due north. If all this is true, Bonaire, all thing considered, should be in good shape. I plan on making a few call to those down there at 7:30am.

a few more minutes Jake..
i think the reefcam is alright. (been turning up the brightness on my screen, but cannot see it... patience...)

It looks not 2 bad, but we shouldn't 4get there's still the danger of waves (in the news over here they mention they are expecting waves of 3.5 meters).
The current path puts the eye of right on top of Kingston I do hope they are well-prepared over there!

I believe you can just make out the shadow of the wreck when viewing in "large" mode.

Jake good luck getting home to your loved ones.

Yes, yes, yes!!!

I think you can see the wreck pretty good in this one.

Still on the same spot, so the wreck and the reefcam haven't moved!

LOL Tom. GMTA

Igor, when you say "(in the news over here they mention they are expecting waves of 3.5 meters", where is over here..are you on the island?

Good Morning Everyone...My thoughts are with everyone and hope that they make it through.
Hi Eileen...I guess you weren't able to pop in before Joel went to work. I have 30minutes left in my shift at the hospital and they have just called a code .
I hope to pop back in tonight or tomorrow morning.

Good morning all....lousy nights sleep! Jake safe trip...get home to the family!
Linda if you can please check in! Lots of worried friends. It is nice to see the tree!

Sorry Gary, no not on the island, I'm in the Netherlands. The wave-prediction is from the "weather-authority" of our kingdom (which also includes the Antilles).

I guess you are right Igor:-{)}

This past night has been a restless one. Although there is surely damage on Bonaire, which I am sure we all hope is minimal. Seeing that the cams are working is great!!!

I just compared yesterdays reefcam capture to this mornings' and it appears that the mooring block did not slide last evening:-{)}

Also noticed that although there is quite a bit of rubble on the Beach at Bongo's and possibly the corner of the dining area was eroded somewhat, the cable seems to have remained buried.

I hope that today, people residing on Bonaire, post that they are all o.k..

Just got another text message from Diana and Ruud. All is quiet again. Ivan has moved on. Power is still out, but everything else is OK.

Thanks for the news Martin.

Martin - thanks for the update

early visitor

So glad to see this.

Martini, Lucky you have your gadget handy!!
a restless night indeed!! Thanks for the update!

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Good morning.

Starbucks coffee for everyone.

Looks like Bonaire has been spared the worst of the storm.

Wherever Ivan goes it will make a mess. I just hope Florida is spared this one.

The sun, the sun

Good Morning, / Afternoon all my friends, good morning Janice, and Welcome Gary!!

Looks promising this morning on the cams

Hopefully the rest of our favorite island did as well!!

Martin, thanks for the update on Diana and Ruud

Jake and Linda - hope you are both back together again soon, and that everything, and all the critters are okay

Bill

Jake I hope you have safe travels today so you cang get home quickly to Linda and the kids. It must have been so difficult to be off island during this time!
I am so glad to hear that Diana is ok and that the eye missed our paradise.
I am anxiously awaiting to hear Linda's report. Saving a big hug for all of you when I get there in a few weeks.

And let's hope the damage to the reef and coral
is not too bad; I'm sure that some of it will
suffer.

Any news from any of you Bonaireans? Annie?

Carl

Jake, do get home safely!! I hope the troubles are over now. It was a restless day and night, even for us in Holland.

One good thing...remember how the north beach cam needed a good cleaning? Looks like it got one!

Bad thing, they've put this BIG new curve in the projected path of Ivan now that has it plowing through the Keys and up FL from the bottom. Don't want to see that happen at all.

Anxiously awaiting reports from Bonaire people on how the island weathered the storm. Anything, everything - I'm starved for news! And I'll bet Diana will have one heck of a trip report!!

There was another fellow and his wife who were supposed to get there yesterday as well...can't remember his name (he said look for the Vikings fans). Wondering about everyone!

Good Morning All,

Jake have a safe trip and be home soon with the family.

Martin thanks for the updates on Diana and Ruud.

Glad that Bonaire was not hit that bad. But just looking at last nights pics - amazing!

Thanks for the coffee and all the updates.

Good morning everyone...made it through most of yesterdays threads last night and checked in on the NOAA maps ...glad to see it looks like Ivan is moving away but it is surely worrisome for many other islands as it has gained strength...I hope you make it back today Jake...away from any storm. Glad to hear Diana and Ruud are okay too and hope to hear from others that not too much damage was done
Looks like an impressionist painting now

A few fish even!

Looks like Bongo's will be back in business! Tables are appearing!

The clean up work is beginning

LOL Barbara! Twin posts!

Now if someone could come in front of the cams like a budding cam reporter we would be in luck!
Any visitors with big signs and different sides of the island reports.....
There's a job here somewhere!

normal life is coming back...

oh crud looks like I am going to have to evacuate again AAHHH third time in a month..I sure hope everybody is doing fine and that I can get away the end of this month!!

Dave, sorry to hear that but it looks that way doesn't it! I am going to start a new thread if no one has yet...see you up there....

David, good luck!!

Meryl, consider me your remote reporter... I got a text message from Diana (boy, I should have copyd and paste the text... )

There is damage along the coast line, the divehouse at Divi is damaged, mostly due to waves. I hope the reef is not harmed (to much). As soon as I get info, I'll let you know. Diana was going to try to get on BT when they restore the power.

Jake, did you manage to get on the island save and sound?

Still thinking about you all.

Martin

Hello Everyone!!! I logged on at first light this morning and was very relieved to see all looked well on Bonaire!!!

Martine - thank you for the update from Diana - I was worried about her.

I hope we hear from Linda soon!!!

Jake - Have a safe flight home!!!

Ivan is looking scarier!!! Now a category 5 and they say that the wind speed is predicted it increase before it hits Jamaica. I hope they are ready there!!!

David - Hang in there - hopefully the storm will veer out into the gulf!!

Nice to see the boat through the haze of of the silt!!!

Give it time Dave, We still have 4 days and it can change direction numerous times between now and then. If we get hit again, that'll really be one for the record books.

My prayers to everyone in the islands. Looks like Bonaire dodged the worst of it (I hope).
Cindy R

Looks like the south beach cam may have just gotten salt spray on the lens. A bit of a wash with clean water will probably clear it up. If not, there are spare cameras on island.

The spots on the beachbarcam overnight that looked funky are also salt spray, I expect. That camera contains infrared illuminators for night showing, and the light from the illuminators was being reflected back in by the stuff on the viewport. A bit of a cleaning with fresh water should solve that too.

Dan

Mary, you are welcome (although I'm Martin and not Martine.... )

Our house at Witte Pan has been spared. I talked to Kitty who lives in the other section and there is no damage. The waves are still big but not hitting us directly. Thank YOU GOD.

Let us pray now for our fellow islanders to the north.

Any recommendations for webcams in Jamaica?

Toby

Thanks for the update Dan!! And thank you Martin for keeping us informed on Diana.

Meryl has started a new thread. There are some more updates over there. link

Loosing a dock is sad losing the dive bldg is sad but as long as all the people are okay then we are lucky........... Hope the underwater is as safe as the people.

Anyone that has information on the divi and that area we would love to hear.

BTW happy you sold your house Liz in fact color me green with envy going to Bonaire.

Think all of us are going to have tired eyes today watching this all night

Did you see the pictures of Grenada. it is
very very bad.

Martini!!! Oops!!! To little sleep last night worrying about Bonaire!!! Plus the fact that I cannot type!!LOL!!!