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Topical Storm Felix

Been awake since 4am today. It was almost like Ivan again... lots of rain and then the winds slowly picking up until it was gusting to 30+mph. Too much like Ivan! Luckily, Felix (thats the name they are giving this one) did not have time to develop before reaching us.

Lost a papaya tree and lots of grapefruit, but no damage.
Power is out at the moment...made a short run

As we get closer and closer to September 7th, can't help but remember hurricane Ivan. The memories are still very fresh (if you got hit by a category 4 hurricane, i don't think you will forget about it in a hurry either).

Looking at some of the photos we took back then just jogs the memory some more. The day and night of the storm were bad enough, but the days, weeks and months afterwards were just as bad. Learned a lot of during that time and saw first hand how disasters could bring out the best and worst in people.

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Seems as though every where you turn these days, you see or hear something about De Savary and his projects(Cinnamon Hill and Port Louis).

Walking around the place, you come across people wearing t-shirts with their logo on it and of course, the company cars with Mt. Cinnamon logos on the doors.

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This is a blog of our life in Grenada, our thoughts on life and the way we view things around us, the way we see life through our sometimes rose colored glasses.

Welcome to our own little world.

We decided to start this blog because...well, people are always asking us what its like living in the 'Sunny Caribbean'.
The quick answer to that is 'Not

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