Re: INCREDIBLE footage of Hurricane Gilbert!
Posted by
Gianmarc on 8/20/2011, 3:43 pm
The storms that made me fall in love with the tropics are Hurricane Gloria and Hurricane Gilbert. Maybe no wonder since they're both G storms and my name starts with a G.
My parents took me on a trip to Jamaica the summer after Gilbert traveled directly over that island. I remember finding it strange that all of the trees looked dead, debarked, and totally stripped off all leaves and most branches. I was just a little kid so I didn't entirely get what the deal was until I started asking around and realized that was the enduring aftermath of Hurricane Gilbert. I started asking locals about the storm, and one guy on the beach pointed to a huge luxury hotel right on the beach and literally said to me that the waves were as tall as the building. To this day I cannot imagine that.
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