He was able to get a hold of a computer in Belize City. Basically telling me the same thing I had mentioned Earlier.


WE ARE ALL FINE. I SENT YOU A TELEPHONE MESSAGE AS I WAS IN THE CITY PURCHASING SUPPLIES FOR THE FOLKS BACK IN SAN PEDRO. THERE IS NO WAY TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY TO THE ISLAND AS WE HAVE LOST ALL TELEPHONE SERVICE. THE TELEPHONE TOWER BLEW DOWN AND MOST OF THE HIGH TENSION WIRES ARE ON THE STREETS. PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN TO RUMORS. THE WEATHER CHANNEL DID EXAGERATE ON THEIR REPORTING SO DID CNN. SAN PEDRO IS A MESS. I VENTURE TO SAY THAT ABOUT 20 TO 30 PERCENT OF THE HOUSES SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE AND ABOUT 90 PERCENT SOME TYPE OF DAMAGE LIKE WATER LOGGED. THE STREETS ARE FULL OF DEBRIS AND THERE ARE NO BASIC SERVICES. NEVERTHELESS, THE ENTIRE FAMILY IS FINE. A COUPLE OF SCRAPES AND BRUSES BUT EVERYONE IS FINE. DAMAGE TO UNLCE ANGEL'S HOUSE IN SAN PABLO, WATER DAMAGE AS THEIR ATTIC SLIDING DOORS WERE BLOWN AWAY BY THE HURRICANE. HOWEVER THEY BOTH LANDED INTACT ON THEIR YARDS. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEIR HOUSE IS WATERLOGGED. TIA BERTHA'S HOUSE WAS ALSO DAMAGED AS THEIR HOUSE LOST SOME ZINK ROOFING. THEY JUST HAD WATER DAMAGE. THE FAMILY IS LUCKY AS ALL OF OUR HOUSES ARE STANDING UP. ELVIS KITCHEN WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED. MISS ELVIA'S ROOF TOP WAS TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY. MARTHA'S HOTEL LOST ABOUT HALF OF THIER ROOF. THE BAD PART WAS THAT WE HAD TO BEAR WINDS AT 120MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS FOR OVER 15 HOURS. THE HOUSES JUST GAVE WAY BECAUSE IT TOOK SO LONG. THIS WAS A STRANGE HURRICANE AS IT DAMAGED ONLY THE BACK PART OF THE ISLAND. YES THERE WAS BEACH DAMAGE BUT MITCH GAVE US MORE DAMAGE. THE WAVES THAT CAME TO SHORE WERE ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET. IT WAS THE WIND THAT DID MOST OF THE DAMAGE. THE GOOD THING TO REPORT IS THAT EVERYONE IS ALIVE. NO DEATHS. ONE BODY WASHED UP ON SHORE BUT THAT WAS PART OF A 5 PERSON CREW THAT WERE ON A BOAT OFF THE ISLAND. MANY PEOPLE THAT CAME FROM THE MAINLAND ARE LEAVING BACK TO THEIR TOWNS AND ALL TOURISTS ARE LEAVING THE ISLAND. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A MONTH MORE OR LESS TO ESTABLISH BOTH TELEPHONE, WATER, CABLE AND ELECTRICITY. WORKING CREWS ARE ON THE ISLAND ASSESSING THE DAMAGE TO START THE WORK. SAN PEDRO IS ON A CURFEW EVERY NIGHT AND MEMBERS FROM THE BDF AND BRITHISH ARMY ARE IN TOWN TO ENSURE THAT THEIR IS NO STEALING. WE ARE GETTING THE WORD AROUND VIA THE LOCAL RADIO STATION REEF RADIO. THE RADIO STATION DID SURVIVE. WE ARE BRODCASTING LOCALLY AS WE ARE ON GENERATOR POWER. IF YOU HAVE ANY MESSAGES TO SEND US THE ABOVE ADDRESS. THE MESSAGE WILL BE RELAYED BACK HOME. THE WHOLE FAMILY SAYS PLEASE DO NOT WORRY. WE WILL MAKE IT THRU.

BYE FOR NOW

DAVID