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Cabañas at la Bocana

chippy - 8-23-2023 at 08:09 AM

I read on BD that they were all knocked off their foundations and scattered about.

SFandH - 8-23-2023 at 08:38 AM

Oh, that's too bad. Those are cool places.

David K - 8-23-2023 at 09:06 AM

Photos on Facebook show damage but most are still standing. If I can find it again, I will try to share it here.

lewmt - 8-23-2023 at 09:09 AM

I hope not. I've been worried about La Bocana due to the way the storm tracked and how they fared, many good people there & my favorite place to eat in all of Baja (Chunky's). I'll try to get in touch with contacts there & get more info.

chippy - 8-23-2023 at 09:10 AM

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Photos on Facebook show damage but most are still standing. If I can find it again, I will try to share it here.

The photos they showed was of 4 strewn about.

David K - 8-23-2023 at 09:14 AM

Please post them!

EDIT: I found the video I saw showing the damage to the cabañas, not sure if I can be pasted here, but I just added it to my VivaBaja Facebook group page, at the top right now: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivabaja

[Edited on 8-23-2023 by David K]

chippy - 8-23-2023 at 09:25 AM

From your vid it looks like only 4 stayed on their foundations.

[Edited on 8-23-2023 by chippy]

chippy - 8-23-2023 at 09:34 AM

Quote: Originally posted by lewmt

I hope not. I've been worried about La Bocana due to the way the storm tracked and how they fared, many good people there & my favorite place to eat in all of Baja (Chunky's). I'll try to get in touch with contacts there & get more info.

I too, really like that restaurant. I wonder how it fared?

David K - 8-23-2023 at 09:35 AM

Quote: Originally posted by chippy

From your vid it looks like only 4 stayed on their foundations.

[Edited on 8-23-2023 by chippy]

What it shows are about 8-11 structures, some with damage, none off their foundations. If there were more next to those four that are together, then they are gone. I guess if we can see how many were lined up together, before the wind, we can tell if some were lost totally. It wouldn't surprise me, it was Cat 3 or 4 when it hit there!

David K - 8-23-2023 at 09:40 AM

Before the hurricane drone video of Cabañas La Bocana. I count 8 in the row plus a larger building on the right end (restaurant?): https://fb.watch/mBXUWLci1i/

chippy - 8-23-2023 at 09:40 AM

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Quote: Originally posted by chippy

From your vid it looks like only 4 stayed on their foundations.

[Edited on 8-23-2023 by chippy]

What it shows are about 8-11 structures, some with damage, none off their foundations. If there were more next to those four that are together, then they are gone. I guess if we can see how many were lined up together,
before the wind, we can tell if some were lost totally. It wouldn't surprise me, it was Cat 3 or 4 when it hit there!

Funny I don't see that :?:

BajaBlanca - 8-23-2023 at 12:23 PM

La Bocana is a complete mess. I dont think any cabanya was spared and the restaurant must be ruined. Although I have not seen a pic, I was told that everyone is without work until further notice.

I do hope they rebuild - I am guessing they had no insurance since the buildings were so close to the water.

Here are some photos from La Bocana, Punta Abreojos and Campo Rene.

Two of the La Bocana cabins.

The abalone farm was badly hit - years of dedication gone.

I hear that many folks lost their roofs, I do not have photos.

Campo Rene

Punta Abreojos baaeball field.

The best part is no loss of life. I still have not heard from the Oaxacan family except a quick note to say part of their metal roofing had gone.

Our hotel suffered zero damage. Even my plants were spared. So grateful. CFE was out in full force and stayed there:

shari - 8-23-2023 at 02:56 PM

Wow...so sad to see so much damage...Hilary was a b-tch! I always thought the cabanas were very susceptible to storm damage. I wondered about the shacks in Campo Rene too as they werent very strongly built. None of us in this area of central Baja expected that much wind. Thank goodness there wasnt much rain but the waves had to be about 25-30' and it hit at night so it was hard to see!

I dared to go outside once around 9:30to as the waves were really sounding close and they were coming over the cliff up close to the house...frigging scary! The wind toppled and uprooted most trees, many roofs, tinacos, most garages and sheds collapsed and the waves came up past the main street of Bahia Asuncion too scattering rocks and pangas in the street. It was a chit show! But there were no serious injuries and it was a storm no one will forget here...biggest hurricane ever to hit here.

mtgoat666 - 8-23-2023 at 04:27 PM

Sad to see all that damage. Looks like high tide plus storm surge was bad situation. And reports indicate many roofs not sufficiently anchored to withstand wind. Hope the rebuild stronger and higher!

BajaBlanca - 8-23-2023 at 11:57 PM

Words that there has been damage does not convey the horrible reality like photos.

Chit show is right (my Mom loves that expression).

The video that is online with the raging arroyo in Santa Rosalia is downright scary - I assume you all have seen it?

David K - 8-24-2023 at 05:52 AM

Wow... living in paradise has its price! Thanks Blanca!!

Purdyd - 8-24-2023 at 08:49 AM

A very sad day indeed,. Spent a lot of time in those cabins.

This spring you could see that the sand bar on the other side of the estuary was lower and the piling under the cabins were more exposed at the front half of the cabins from last years hurricane.

In previous years it would have taken a really high tide to get up the cabins but not this year.

There were 11 cabins with those on the very west being newer. And the very west cabin was brand new.

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elgatoloco - 8-24-2023 at 05:48 PM

:no: