A Walk South of San Pedro: Working on the Beach & the “Sargasso Situation”

Yesterday, I took the 1.5 mile walk to town.  It’s been hot WAY HOT but moving slow…I made it.  Just mildly drenched in sweat.

There was a lovely breeze for the first time in a few days…

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Just before Xanadu Resort, I ran into a hammock…totally tattered.

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Ahhhhhh…a dark cloud. Rain…maybe?  Please?  Xanadu has built a netting fence just offshore their beach to hold the sea weed back.

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Caribbean Villas Resort seems to be reclaiming their beach.  Sand bags and sand fill.

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Delivered sand being used to fill in the bagged area.

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The dark clouds moved by quickly.  A photo of Woody’s Wharf…

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And the view of the beach at Exotic Caye Resort.  Just north, the sea wall is complete and filled with tons of sand.

IMG_4489The property that contains this house…one of the last private residences on the beach in this part of town.

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The sun out…and I love this dive shop’s September flags fluttering in the wind.

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Pretty but HOT day.

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The dock used by Belikin beer…

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And a look towards the shore.

IMG_4506I passed a very quiet Ramon’s Village…the whole beach walk, I only passed a person or two…

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And a little more September patriotism…

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The Diamante project has received a coat of paint and Hurricane’s Bar is closed for another week..

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Phew…I made it to town without passing out.  Drenched in sweat?  Yes.  But still on my feet.

IMG_4511Fences, sand bags, sea walls…the shore line of Ambergris Caye is certainly changing.  Let’s hope that these projects, like using sargasso to rebuild a beach, work!

I kinda like a sandy beach that slopes naturally into the water.

OH!  And for those following Fin K’s epic/horrendous plane journey to Thailand, he made it!   I’m quite excited about his post for the week…the pictures are already making me WAY jealous.

treesThe weather there is just a BIT hotter than here.  Highs in the low 90s, humidity in the mid 80%.  Good thing he’s used to it.  He is about 250 miles closer to the equator than we are.

GO FIN!

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