Mystique says 'Bye to Irene

Just a quick update to let you know that Mystique is in good shape after the passing of Hurricane Irene.  We spoke with Bob at Kevalli House who looks after our boat while we're not there.  He said his house and all of his boats survived, except one power boat at his dock which was hit and swamped by another boat that had gotten loose from a mooring that was not his.

There were about 24 hours with very high winds and rain, maxing out at over 100kts overnight.  He said there were no leaves on any trees so it looks like a war zone.  The eye passed about 40 miles east of George Town.  The storm surge came about low tide so there was not an excessive amount of high water.  The power is out on Great Exuma but somehow the cell phones were still working!

There is a site where Exumians are posting information: http://exumaforyou.wordpress.com/

We are certainly breathing a little easier tonight!!