March 9 - aftermath

Last night at 3:15 a.m. we heard a loud bang from our neighbour's next door.  I got my stuff on and went out into a howling wind and rain.  Trees were bent over and stuff was flying.   Their awning had been twisted and torn off.  I got some rope out of the Bigfoot and he tied it down so it wouldn't fly around and do more damage.  We found out later the winds were 90 kph at 3:00 a.m.   Apparently there was a hurricane off Cabo and we were getting an edge off it.

The day dawned quietly with a small breeze.  People wandered about surveying the aftermath.  The park restaurant did a booming business.  The Bigfoot and CRV were unscathed.

Neighbour's awning

Tarps were torn from the frames above the trailers

Beach cut by wave action

Palapa massage area trashed

these little guys lost their nest

Mangos on our old camp site

our friends kitchen canopy, bolts ripped out of the cement, sign says Tiki hut - closed

Mangos and screws strewn about, tell the story

Still a stormy day off and on today.

 Mango went through this guy's skylight.

People spent the day cleaning up, raking leaves, figs & mangos, washing patios, etc.  Our neighbour repaired his awning.  Most didn't bother putting tarps back up (those that weren't shredded) as most of us are leaving this coming week.  Basically, it resulted in people washing up and packing items slightly earlier than planned.  One lady said it was the worst storm she had experienced here in the 20 years she has been coming to the park.  In some ways, it brings people together in a common experience, everyone helping each other.  Lots of conversation, a very upbeat group taking it all in stride the only complaining I heard was when they missed the tequila shots under our canopy at 1:00 a.m.  

It was also nice to have a storm and rain, very cozy in our RV.