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It was bad, as in most of the island was underwater for a time and a lot of properties were destroyed, some boats were moved as far as 1/2 mile onshore. Several of the condo complexes were stripped to their foundations and others were so badly damaged they're being torn down and rebuilt. Power was out for a couple of weeks in the remote areas and I'm still not certain of the status of the power to the East End.cpawt79:Hi
I am planning a trip in 2 weeks to the Grand Cayman, can anyone
tell me how bad the Island was hit (buildings and services) from the
Hurricane last fall?
The official word is about 35% of the island is functional as of yesterday. I've read comments from several people now living on Cayman that the rebuilding is going slower than hoped. But maybe that's to be expected there, everything has to be brought in including labor. Georgetown is supposedly completely functional now and Sunset House just recently reopened. Morritt's, Comfort Suites and others are still rebuilding. Cayman Diving Lodge was destroyed and is in the process of being rebuilt. Most of the locations have current progress updates on their websites also.How it is now?
The consensus seems to be that the reefs were relatively undamaged. A lot of sponges were torn up after Ivan and a lot of sand was shifted, particularly in the north. I also read the Stingrays survived intact and are back in full force - do this when you're there, it's been described at the best 15' dive on the planet.Also how bad is the damage to the diving spots underwater?
cpawt79:Hi
I am planning a trip in 2 weeks to the Grand Cayman, can anyone
tell me how bad the Island was hit (buildings and services) from the
Hurricane last fall?
How it is now?
Also how bad is the damage to the diving spots underwater?
Thank You
pammyk:I'm diving off a cuise ship the first week of May, 2005 and am looking into diving with Neptune Divers. Does anyone know if they are good people to work with? Any information I could get would be great! Thanks in advance.
Pam