Cayman Damage Reports - Cayman Dive Lodge 9/24/04
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CDL REPORT: Written by Jim September 24, 2004
CDL was badly damaged with the passing of Hurricane Ivan September 12th. We experienced a near direct hit of a category 5 storm with sustained winds of 165 miles per hour and gusts up to 208 mph. There was much destruction on the island, we are not alone.
As for CDL, it will require a re-build of the accommodations building and dining room; or perhaps a complete re-build to make it better. We are waiting on the insurance adjuster before taking action, but the plan will be to re-build the lodge better than its previous existence. This will obviously take some time, as contractors will be in short supply on Cayman with so many damaged buildings. This may be premature, but I would conservatively estimate a year before we re-open. Obviously this could change and we will be keeping you updated on progress. Our home was also destroyed, and this experience has significantly affected our personal lives as well. All of the staff members except for Roy have left the island for now, and all have expressed interest in returning when we re-open.
One bit of good news…I have had a chance to dive, and at depths of 40 feet or greater I see no change in the reef life (at least at one location where I was). Oh, and we gained about 20 feet of beach/sand along the water line at CDL.
Some of you have requested refunds for upcoming reservations. Unless otherwise requested, I will be refunding deposits and payments for all upcoming guests as soon as we are able and have the services to do so. I will send a confirmation of this to all of you whom this applies to. I would ask you to refrain from canceling the transactions with your card carrier, as this will cause confusion and possibly duplicate debits to our account. I sincerely appreciate your patience as we try to get an operational office together. Some have expressed interest in keeping a deposit on file for a future trip and we appreciate the gesture.
Most of all I would like to sincerely thank all of you who expressed concern for us during this trying time. We will keep in touch, and I look forward to seeing you at (a new and improved) CDL in the future.
Gratefully,
Jim Andrews
Cayman Diving Lodge
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CDL REPORT: Written by Jim September 24, 2004
CDL was badly damaged with the passing of Hurricane Ivan September 12th. We experienced a near direct hit of a category 5 storm with sustained winds of 165 miles per hour and gusts up to 208 mph. There was much destruction on the island, we are not alone.
As for CDL, it will require a re-build of the accommodations building and dining room; or perhaps a complete re-build to make it better. We are waiting on the insurance adjuster before taking action, but the plan will be to re-build the lodge better than its previous existence. This will obviously take some time, as contractors will be in short supply on Cayman with so many damaged buildings. This may be premature, but I would conservatively estimate a year before we re-open. Obviously this could change and we will be keeping you updated on progress. Our home was also destroyed, and this experience has significantly affected our personal lives as well. All of the staff members except for Roy have left the island for now, and all have expressed interest in returning when we re-open.
One bit of good news…I have had a chance to dive, and at depths of 40 feet or greater I see no change in the reef life (at least at one location where I was). Oh, and we gained about 20 feet of beach/sand along the water line at CDL.
Some of you have requested refunds for upcoming reservations. Unless otherwise requested, I will be refunding deposits and payments for all upcoming guests as soon as we are able and have the services to do so. I will send a confirmation of this to all of you whom this applies to. I would ask you to refrain from canceling the transactions with your card carrier, as this will cause confusion and possibly duplicate debits to our account. I sincerely appreciate your patience as we try to get an operational office together. Some have expressed interest in keeping a deposit on file for a future trip and we appreciate the gesture.
Most of all I would like to sincerely thank all of you who expressed concern for us during this trying time. We will keep in touch, and I look forward to seeing you at (a new and improved) CDL in the future.
Gratefully,
Jim Andrews
Cayman Diving Lodge
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