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[2009]Headed to R.I.---will write the first TUG review of Atlantic Beach Resort later

Thanks for the info. Turns out that is ok. My departure flight isn't until noon on check-out day.

Faith
 
Superstorm Sandy

Sou13 said:
Faith,

I expect to be at the Ocean Club November 10-17. I'll be looking into answering your post. Which negatives might have changed? Not the things to do in Misquamicut!
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It looks as though I may not be spending week 45 at the Ocean Club after all:

http://www.wpri.com/dpp/weather/hurricane/westerly-banning-residents-misquamicut-unsafe-homes

http://www.abc6.com/story/19968768/sandy-sweeps-through-misquamicut

http://www.wpri.com/dpp/weather/hurricane/misquamicut-residents-let-back-into-homes

For more on how Superstorm Sandy hit Misquamicut, search for Misquamicut.
 
Like so many places. Add this one to the places that Sandy has ruined and broken hearts.

Jim
 
Passepartout said:
Like so many places. Add this one to the places that Sandy has ruined and broken hearts.

Jim
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As of this a.m. only residents of homes and businesses on streets ending on Atlantic Avenue can get passes to view their homes or businesses or what's left of them. Atlantic Avenue is still off-limits.

I have yet to see what's left of the Atlantic Beach Resort. If I'm able to spend Week 45 at the Ocean Club (which, thankfully, isn't on the ocean) I'll report how the Atlantic Beach Resort fared. Both resorts were evacuated prior to Sandy's assault, but the Ocean Club appears to be intact on one of the videos.

If I don't get to spend week 45 at the Ocean Club I still intend to take a drive to Misquamicut for a first-hand look.
 
Misquamicut Beach on facebook

If you are a facebook user you can "like" Meshanticut Beach at https://www.facebook.com/yahoo#!/pages/Misquamicut-Beach/356347121103892?fref=ts

The album showing cleanup at the Atlantic Beach Casino Resort is at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/....397150890356848.93344.356347121103892&type=3

I didn't get to spend Week 45 at the Ocean Club. There will be no check-ins for now. The pool must have been full of sand, the hot tub was destroyed, and repairs couldn't begin until the insurance adjusters could view the damage. The units themselves fared better because they are elevated. I had hoped to be able to view the devastation yesterday but was discouraged from doing so. For now I have to rely on others to share photo albums on facebook.
 
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Posting from Westerly Public Library

The Westerly Public Library is easy to find from Misquamicut, especially when the driving directions are already printed up and available at the office of the Ocean Club. It's been rainy and drismal ever since yesterday p.m. when I ventured out to see some of the sand dunes lining Atlantic Avenue thanks to Superstorm Sandy. The Ocean Club's pool may be back in operation before my week here is up, but for now it's still being repaired. The hot tub is no more, but there are jacuzzis in every unit. What would normally be a very quiet week here is alive with all sorts of repair projects which might even be an incentive for more small restaurants to be open to service the repairpeople.

A friend is supposed to join me Wednesday or Thursday to take a tour of what's left of Misquamicut Beach and possibly what's to do here in Westerly. It's a well-marked town with lots of tourist attractions besides the library.

I hope to be able to report how long it may be before the Atlantic Beach Casino Resort reopens. Meanwhile I have Christmas cards and Christmas shopping to keep me busy at the Ocean Club this week.
 
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