Off-islanders stayed glued to Webcams
With nerves and curiosity running high among St. John’s part-timers and vacationers, the island’s few Webcams got a workout Monday.
The St. John Spice Cam had more than a half million hits during Earl’s daylong pounding.
The St. John Brewers Cam lasted until mid-day before losing power.
Above Chocolate Hole, the Villa Serendipity Cam also saw a huge spike in hits, although the camera angle dramatically shifted about halfway through the day.
“A branch or something else may have blown into the camera, or the bolts may have given in to the wind, but the storm proof housing obviously held up!” says Villa Serendipity owner Jim Murphy. “We’ll fix it as soon as we can.”
The Serendipity camera lost power at about 5:45 pm, but not before capturing a couple of boats losing their battle against Earl. On the time lapse below, between 5:01 and 5:40, you can see a power boat ripped from its mooring and a sailboat pass from the outer bay on its way toward the beach.
September 1st, 2010 07:06
Spooky but cool time elapsed video! Hope the boats will be back in the water soon~
September 1st, 2010 09:41
I think I hit each one of those webcams a few hundred times myself. Thanks to those who provide them for us.