Treasure Cay Dorian 1

[@nicholaspiscitelli2192]

Thank you so very much. I have been to that marina and stayed at those cute treasure cay motels many times, really love that island and the people that live there.that storm was one of the biggest disasters ever. Don’t think that area will ever come back to the way it was. So sorry for the people that used to live there, and for me who will never be able to go there again.

[@kazzjazz]

Thank you so much for all the efforts you put into making these videos. It is absolutely horrific. Our house shows up in Dorian 9. Absolutely devastating. I cannot imagine the emotional toll this will be having on everyone that lived through this and those like yourself involved with the rescue and clean up. Take care. God Bless.

[@jeffreymarcus2588]

Jonathan, thanks for posting these videos. A friend whose home was severely damaged in this area shared with me your link because it taken with a drone. For those who will be part of the reconstruction effort, there is a new drone technology called Certifly.com as well as RoofShots.com. Either can create roof measurements in the Bahamas where no one else can. This will greatly speed up the initial process for insurance adjusters or contractors who are there to help rebuild lives. God Bless.

[@jonathancarrell7797]

Apologies to all that didn't get to what they were looking for. It was an overwhelming experience in which the sole purpose was to provide Aid to those in need. Bahamians and Hatians alike. The sense of unity amongst the Treasure Cay community that experienced these this horrific experience brought tears to my eyes on multiple occasions. Bahamians and Haitians are stronger and kinder than I thought anyone could be. They will recover however the road will be long and hard. At this moment it is full of questions and completely void of answers. They have been left with the shirt on their back and a few items they were able to salvage that have an indescribable odor. No more than fits in backpacks and garbage bags. The destruction is widespread and catastrophic. Unfortunately due to a ton of false information we were not in Treasure long. We planned to do multiple trips however after seeing the scale of the situation we thought that it was better to regroup. We took off island (to Nassau) several Bahamian friends. While keeping an eye on the boats I was able to use the drone. I was not able to make it further inland with the drone. I didn't feel comfortable flying higher than 100' or too far away. There were times where it wasn't safe to fly due to the helicopter landing or flying over. There were also small aircraft doing recon. There were military, relief, chef Jose Andres with meals, coastguard) I imagine a lot more footage will be coming out in the next few days. I will be returning with more aid and the needs of the few that are staying behind. At that time I will get more footage the rest of Treasure cay. I really am sorry I couldn't give you a bit of an idea about your properties. I tell you with regret that it highly doubtful that they survived. I'll just say, it's indescribable and even the video does not do anything close to giving you a real sense of the disaster on the ground. I can say that when or if you go ( which I don't advise to do anytime soon aside from to provide aid) it will sink in that that it's so much more than property that was destroyed. A paradise that so many enjoyed seasonly, love, and may have even called home is completely destroyed.And I emphasize completely. Island life isn't as easy as most think, though many of us understand that it's not filled with daily island hopping, drinking, fishing, diving it can be taken for granted. It's about finding and making the most out of the few opportunities that they had and then enjoying the paradise they call home. Generations of hard work, blood, sweat, tears, laughter, failure and success has been wiped off the face of the earth. It heartbreaking to see the long hard work, the hopes, and dreams throughout the local population that enabled them to open businesses and lead simple happy lifes in a paradise setting destroyed. They have been left with little hope, a government that has left them one their own. The glimmer of hope that I was left with is I saw a resilience in the population and something else that can be summed up by a tattoo on the back of a Bahamian that many of you know and love. " The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenge and also controversy." The Bahamian/Haitian men, women, and children surpass all measures. Apologies for any spelling or grammatical errors

[@Wabostyle]

Can you do a fly over of Treasure Sand Club when you go back? Thanks for all you have done so far.....

[@broncosguru]

@jonathan carrell I plan to make a video that all proceeds will go to Hurricane Recovery Efforts for Abaco would you be ok if I used some of your footage in it?

[@jonathancarrell7797]

I grant permission to you solely for aid and relief purposes. I do not grant permission for any personal gains such as but not limited to monetizing KZbin videos or episodes. Unless you can prove that any such gains will 100% be donated to Bahamian aid and relief. This does not give you the right to redistribute any rights to such footage to others private or commercial. Thank you for helping the Bahamian population!

[@broncosguru]

@@jonathancarrell7797 Thank you. It will be on a monitized video on youtube with all add revenue being donated to SW Florida United Bahamas Hurricane Aid. They are currently doing supply runs on private vessels to areas effected and have agreed to let me do a supply run with them. I will gladly share financials and proof at the end that all funds from the video were used for these purposes if you are still in Abaco here in a few weeks when we do the run you are welcome to meet us and see the fruits of the video as well. Thank you!

[@jonathancarrell7797]

@@broncosguru Sorry to be lawyer like but trying to avoid any personal gains in any way from this tragedy. I have been lucky enough to have enjoyed the Bahamas all my life. The Bahamas and it's local population hold a large space of my heart. My friends I consider family have lost everything. So go ahead and use it. Let me know when it's up so I can share it as well.

[@broncosguru]

@@jonathancarrell7797 Same reason I'm trying to help not sure if it will work like I hope but I have to try it is up already up I plan to put it out across a bunch of my boating groups tomorrow youtube is funky though if I don't post my normal content it doesn't like to promote it so I'm reaching out to a lot of people to try and get this video moving. Your video stood out as the last time we stayed in Abaco we rented two of the houses in your video.