We have now taken shelter in the condo and secured the chase vehicle on the 5th floor in a well protected concrete parking garage, so it won’t be damaged or endure any storm surge. We’re up on the 6th floor in the huge lobby. There is a large deck out in front of it with 3 swimming pools that overlooks the beach and it’s all glassed in with hurricane proof glass, 1.5 inches thick.
Nearly midnight now and the winds are hitting over 100 mph outside, but we can barely hear them. I don’t think we could have had a safer place to ride it out on the island to be honest. We are so appreciative of the staff here for welcoming us in and making us feel at home.
Power went out across Galveston right after sunset, all at once. The only places with power are like here and the hospital, etc that have their own generators. The Sprint tower is on the roof of this condo and we actually still have high speed internet here as well. Amazing!
One thing is for sure. We will have one heck of a view of the damage come first light, and a great place to experience the eye when it comes over.