tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35550446.post6168699260031894842..comments2023-10-22T02:33:14.519-05:00Comments on Isla Mujeres: Gringo in Paradise: Distressing Beach PhotosIslagringohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181198510287530636noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35550446.post-3914037566397881842008-10-30T17:06:00.000-06:002008-10-30T17:06:00.000-06:00Excellent report, the pictures sure tell the story...Excellent report, the pictures sure tell the story. Beaches are a mess. I find it hard to believe that seaweed laying on top of the sand has anything to do with lessening erosion. Maybe! buried.....yes.<BR/>Sergio's sure has a beautiful beach.<BR/>Thanks again, for a current report.Excellent pictures.Doug (aka Doogan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18300373513723066478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35550446.post-82486142255485691122008-10-30T13:02:00.000-06:002008-10-30T13:02:00.000-06:00Thanks for the update Wayne! But it's sad. Last y...Thanks for the update Wayne! But it's sad. Last year when I was on Isla in November, a woman who works at NaBalam was telling us about some of the local theories on beach erosion. One of them had something to do with seaweed -- specifically that seaweed supposedly helped prevent erosion and that the problems started when the government hauled away seaweed after Wilma instead of burying it. So I'm wondering if that slightly far-fetched theory has anything to do with all that seaweed being left in the area. They could at least bury it! That was one of three theories. One actually blamed it on Ixchel condos changing the wind patterns -- another on the dredging of sand for Cancun. Glad help is on the way, but if taking the sand from the channel would have something to do with beach erosion, you have to wonder about the consequences of more dredging.<BR/><BR/>BeckLife's a Beach!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17604678027403810586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35550446.post-46622344104252626142008-10-30T10:41:00.000-06:002008-10-30T10:41:00.000-06:00Glad the powers that be banded together and spoke ...Glad the powers that be banded together and spoke up this time so the beaches won't be destroyed more. It's a shame that they aren't cleaning up the seaweed; in years past there used to be people that worked at the different hotels that did that--I remember at both Maria del Mar & NaBalamAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760380635336360625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35550446.post-34925798219562570972008-10-30T08:10:00.000-06:002008-10-30T08:10:00.000-06:00I ask the same question…. Why don’t they understan...I ask the same question…. Why don’t they understand that cleaning the beach of that putrid seaweed would be good for busness?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35550446.post-20177553818361579972008-10-30T08:01:00.000-06:002008-10-30T08:01:00.000-06:00All the stinking seaweed is unbelievable. Truthful...All the stinking seaweed is unbelievable. Truthfully, after seeing the weather and beach conditions, I'm kind of relieved I skipped my usual October/November trip. The beach restoration news is very good, but if they pump the sand from the same area again, I wonder what that bodes for the future of Isla beaches and fishermen? That's kind of scary! But I'm really glad Isla managed to get in on the action.<BR/><BR/>BeckLife's a Beach!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17604678027403810586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35550446.post-35254706349061325262008-10-30T07:44:00.000-06:002008-10-30T07:44:00.000-06:00Geez, what a mess! I can just imagine how that mu...Geez, what a mess! I can just imagine how that must smell. What a sharp contrast to that beautiful blue water.Isla Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418290496593796947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35550446.post-24887350673998889612008-10-30T07:37:00.000-06:002008-10-30T07:37:00.000-06:00Thanks for the pictures....it's not pretty! I know...Thanks for the pictures....it's not pretty! I know we all appreciate seeing the current status!<BR/><BR/>I have heard that they might actually start pumping sand next week (although this IS Mexico so who knows!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com