It was quite a roller coaster ride during Hurricane Paul. All was going along well until we lost internet and couldn't see on the satellite where he
was going...oh the agony of not knowing...
He did end up bringing high winds & some rain to our part of the coast...around 50 knots I figured. So when our roof was lifting off and windows
bending in, Juan did a quick fix tying the roof down from the inside.
Our friend Ken moved his camper behind the rock rooms for safety and luckily when our radio antenna blew down, it missed his camper by inches...whew!
Juan flooded the panga with water so it wouldnt flip over...glad he did that!
I was surprised the waves were splashing up onto this lot for sale (where the car is parked)...maybe think twice before buying here eh!
the only injury was sustained by our duck...hmm...looks like a typical mexican wound.
it was a good excuse for a little survivor party yesterday when things quietened down a bit!
more pics and video later...today's job is to clean up the mess and the rest of the gang is out pithaya harvesting...margaritas anyone?
Sometimes we become complacent in our area of Baja since most hurricanes stay away. By hurricane standards, this one wasn't even close for us
between Abreojos and Asuncion. The last one in 1999 (a tropical storm) was stronger and dumped more rain... but the point is there is a lesson
here. If this one was scarey, think abut what will happen when a real hurricane hits instead of a tropical depression. and eventually it will. Are
you going to be prepared? I for one, am going to re-evaluate how we protect our home.
Juan nailed long concrete nails into the wall down by the floor and tied them to those...last time we put his weights on the end of the ropes. We
stuff rags between the window and the wood for more of a buffer there. The wind didnt get strong enough to blow out windows but better safe than
sorry.
Yes Juan has already figured out how to fix the roof so it doesnt lift. We have plywood ready to put over the windows but it looked like we wouldnt
get so much wind so hardly anyone put up plywood. We were fairly prepared but didnt think about the siding ripping off...the mast will be stepped much
deeper now and attached to the roof...live and learn.
shari...you did better than us in mulege...a complete disaster!...had over 8 feet of swirling mud sewer water in our house, guest casitas and
shop...disaster!!....at least roz and i have another house or two...lots and lots of folks homeless today...no water..no electricity..no gas....no
bueno...i headed north after handing a fistfull of pesos to my cleanup crew..blew a roadblock in a roaring vado between mulege and santa rosalia and
barely made it across..thought i might catch a few bullets from the marines but they had pity on me..sheesh!...presently at la jardines in san
quintin...throw your positive thoughts to those folks in mulege....last estimate was power in 3 more days or so....worse storm yet for me and we've
been through 4 in the last 8 years...m.
Originally posted by shari
Juan nailed long concrete nails into the wall down by the floor and tied them to those...last time we put his weights on the end of the ropes. We
stuff rags between the window and the wood for more of a buffer there. The wind didnt get strong enough to blow out windows but better safe than
sorry.
Yes Juan has already figured out how to fix the roof so it doesnt lift. We have plywood ready to put over the windows but it looked like we wouldnt
get so much wind so hardly anyone put up plywood. We were fairly prepared but didnt think about the siding ripping off...the mast will be stepped much
deeper now and attached to the roof...live and learn.
In Abreojos many of the folks have u-hooks of rebar imbedded in the foundation to tie the houses/roofs down to.
Thanks for the call yesterday, Shari.
Good to hear your voice and to know you, too, got through this with your roof-- and chonies-- intact. But damm! Your duck ran out of luck!! Shoot! I
love that duck, may he rest in peace.
Best wishes to all the townsfolk, Shari. Hugs to Ramoncito from us both.
MulegeMichael, so good to see you yesterday on the river with big hugs and heart. Travel safe home to Roz. Rest up, regroup and rethink things given a
bit of time. You're both Muleginos in my book and bring so very much to the community. You're much loved here.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
My original house had tires buried around the outside. I have more faith in the new house. My neighbor reports that everything is fine. I will see for
my self in a few days.
I think will try to re-head el pato...here are some more pics from the storm from my other camera. Most of these were taken after we sought refuge in
the dolphin room so they are through the window.
here in Ensenadita, the little cove by our place...BajaFam's Motor home is getting some spray.
there is a lot for sale where the wave is spraying up...anyone interested?
there will be NO swimming at the blowhole today kids
here is our panga Sirena weathering the storm
when things calmed down a bit, we drove around town to check out all the rentals...nothing leaked...hurray! Here is the campground from Toni &
Jim's new 2nd floor added onto Kevin's old casa.
the pino lost some limbs
a hurricane didnt stop the beer truck from coming!!!
you can see why we are somewhat protected from all the rock out in front
In Abreojos many of the folks have u-hooks of rebar imbedded in the foundation to tie the houses/roofs down to.
We have rebar U hooks imbedded in the cement patio under our trailer in Bahia. The axel is chained to the hooks. We've seen too many trailers on their
sides and don't want to be one of them.
I wish everyone who was hit by the hurricane a fast and safe recovery.
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\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
we never expected the wind to pick as it did either .. we tied the palapa to Les's pick up ! It looked hysterical - we did not get any pics.
and like Ralph said - this was NOT even a "real" hurricane but only a TStorm - I personally hope I never experience the real deal here.
we do have covers for all our B&B windows and they were ready to come out at a moment's notice if needed. The wind was loud and mostly in the
middle of the night, but really not that strong here in LBocana.
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The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back
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