i sat outside for a while, then set my alarm for 4:30, thinking it might be better. and nothing. not even any rain, again quite pleasant outside. i could hear the ocean boiling but i couldn't see anything, the lights on the piers don't reach nearly far out enough to see the reef, where all the action was happening.
i didn't bother to set my alarm again but woke up around 8:30 when my windows were rattling. i stepped out of the bedroom and noticed my entire living room floor flooded, the wind was coming from the opposite direction that they prepared for. the maintenance guys boarded up my back windows but not the ocean side. i'm on the second floor of the building, ocean view. which might seem stupid right now but its actually pretty cool. i have a great view of everything going on.
my entrance is downstairs, again ocean side, and water is pouring in but there's a long way to go before i would even think to worry about it. everything is concrete and tile so i doubt there's going to be any lasting damage. i did move the tv into the back room and got all my clothes off the floor.
today ernesto is pretty angry. the winds are incredibly strong, noaa says 60mph but i don't think they're quite there, i've been outside and have seen random people by the beach. rain is pretty strong with occasional thunder.
i was thinking that i'd stay another week here to try to do some scuba diving but it looks like there's another tropical storm forming and moving westward. i got lucky this time when the hurricane hit 50 miles north of me but i should probably just be thankful and move on. hurricane keith demolished this place a few years ago. scuba diving belize will have to wait for some far off vacation time, assuming that i ever have enough money to go anywhere again.
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