You read in my last post about the crazy westerly winds hitting us. It was predicted that this week would be better although monsoon rains were supposed to be in the area. Well they got the monsoon rains right but yesterday the winds took a turn for the worse. It came out of nowhere and ended up stranding almost 900 workers who come from a neighboring island (Ebeye). The lagoon was so rough and the wind so high that ferries could not run people back and forth safely. Ebeye workers stayed on island in a couple of public places and some stayed in our homes. Here are the pictures from yesterday and a couple clean up photos of today.
Large waves coming over the retaining wall!
These gray boats are the ferries that make runs between Kwaj and Ebeye.
As you can see there were waves crashing over the pier as well.
Some people here own their own private sail boats. As far as I know they have no other place to moor their boats other than in the lagoon. These private boats should look as they do in the following picture. Boats that are owned by Kwaj and rented out are always moved out of the water along with docks when the lagoon gets too rough.
If you look beyond the sail boats you can see a container ship. That ship has been anchored in the lagoon for a week because the water has been too rough for it to dock at the pier. That ship has our dairy, groceries, other local supplies, and mail. All out there staring at us while our supplies dwindle here on the island (but don't worry we are not so low that we are starving or anything!).
All 3 sail boats moorings were snapped during the rough waters. I think there were a couple others that came loose as well. Here is the 1st sail boat up against the rock retaining wall.
A 2nd boat
A 3rd joins the 2nd pictured above
Sadly one sank
And another was lifted up onto land
As I sit writing this it is pouring rain outside but clean up is happened in between these bursts of rain.
Trying to get the sailboat back out into the water away from the rocks.
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