Posted by Jim Judy Reynolds on October 15, 1999 at 12:18:18:
Note from Jim and Judie Reynolds
Just wanted you to know that we just returned from Harbour Island. it is really shaping up down there. our daughter had her wedding ceremony in our front yard and it was beautiful! the homecoming they held was a little noisy at times, but they had a couple of "ceremonies" with the locals thanking God for sparing them any major disasters. locals were thrilled about the wedding, and most stopped by, even tho the big funeral for paddy lewis was that day. but the kids loved it too. my daughter and her husband rode the horse and carriage around, and everybody waved and wished them well. there was also a double rainbow later in the day (it rained late for about 5 minutes) and they all said it was a good sign. we had a canopy tent up, balloons, and palm leaves draped. some of the locals even gave her little wedding gifts. it was great. the men worked right up to the moment, replacing and repainting our fence that was knocked down, and got a hold of a guy from the nursery where we got a couple of palm trees. it could not have been better if we had planned it for years. somebody told us it was a good sign that the island was bouncing back, and they were so glad that we went ahead with the wedding.
the beach looks rough, but was being cleaned up some while we were there. already a lot of our foliage is growing back. hope irene stays away. i will email some pictures of the wedding when we get them developed. all in all, our guests had a great time. everybody pitched in and the wedding couldn't have been better! my daughter and her new husband were thrilled. what a great bunch of people the brilanders are. everybody seems to be fine down there and amazed at how things are progressing down there already.
Judie & Jim Reynolds.