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For the  Projected Course over - Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras in Central America “Felix the Cat” as Roatan.ws nicknamed him is now a dangerous category 5 hurricane! The core is tight and the winds are up to 175 mph. It will be coming into Roatan and The Bay Islands with its claws out!

People are already comparing this storm to Hurricane Mitch that hit here in 1998 leaving Guanaja bald! Every tree was reportedly stripped clean. Could this happen again? The answer is a resounding YES!

Roatan Resorts did their best to evacuated tourists this weekend with the help of the Airlines. One couple we talked to, flew in Saturday and out on Sunday!

We talked with Bay Islands Beach Resort, Anthony’s Key Resort, Sueno Del Mar dive shop, and general folks in West End and West Bay today…all saying and doing the same thing…evacuating people and preparing property for the worst.

Yesterday people were concerned with loosing their piers and docks like they did in Hurricane Wilma. Today they are just worried about keeping what they can and saving their own lives!

See pictures of Hurricane Wilma…

BIBR have moved their boats, cleared out the beach restaurant, evacuated all of their guests and will move the birds inside. Anthony’s Key is moving their boats to Gibson Bite, and moving the dolphins to the swimming pool in the center of Anthony’s Key. The mother dolphins and their young will be ok next to Bailey’s Key says; Eldon; head of the Dolphin Program at Anthony’s Key Resort. Although the dolphins will be in fresh water for a couple of days…they will be just fine! All the resort tourists were evacuated today.

Sueno del Mar is boarding up the beach front of the Hotel and Dive Shop. The boats will be moved to the south side tomorrow. That holds true for Pura Veda as well.

At West Bay beach it was a typical family day today with barbeques, snorkeling, soccer games, and swimming taking place. We grabbed a water walk where we met Fred and Megan who are here from California on their honeymoon. They are in their second week and are to go home Saturday. They were not informed of the evacuation and will battle it out with the rest of us! What a honeymoon to remember!

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Bob and Lynne Millsaps