Things are starting to settle down here today in Bahia Asuncion as Hurricane Marie heads west. The maximum swell appeared to be around 20' yesterday
and this morning it is still about 15' on the big sets. It was the biggest swell the locals had seen in over 20 years and a good test of what a swell
like that can do.
Luckily there was no rain involved or it would have been a disaster as there was water backed up to the streets and breakwaters people had built. Here
are a few photos of the event.
It did erode some of the sand bank in town away and where there were no sea but as far as I know there were no losses.
there were pangas parked everywhere
People were vigilent nearing high tide...at the house most at risk, the woman sprinkled holy water in front of it...seemed to have worked!
Mandela was a bit concerned about the rising tide
the pier took a beating but is still there!
it was wild between the island and the point
our windows here at La Bufadora Inn got kinda salty
the low lying areas were flooded...good thing this guy built on stilts
the palm stabilized the bank and are still there...next storm all bets are off.
the new lagoon goes right up to the highway
the coast road to La Bocana
if there had been rain it would have been flooded big time!
it's funny because today the waves are still gigantic but I am barely looking out at it now as it is less dramatic than yesterday. We lost ALL the
sand at our beach beside our house...bare rock there now...dang it. Hotter than stink here today...at least 90 with hardly a breeze and full on
sun...yuck.
Spectacular shots, Shari. That is some kind of power out there! Your beaches will be back before you know it; stock up on bug spray though. All
those puddles will be breeding grounds very soon.
Good thing the storm was 500 miles out to sea! Thank heavens it didn't follow another path....
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
Can any locals remember the sand disappearing before this?
I think the sand will come back in time as normal sea patterns return and transport it there.
Nice pics
glad you like the photos everyone...the town beach has more sand...everything has changed. It is our little beach beside our house on the rocky cliff
that has lost it's sand.
Wish I could be there. I love storms. Thanks Shar . . .
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...excellent Shari...for what I can see,, unfortunately only 4 pictures,with others showing 'sorry',,loading very slow
.....and link to slideshow says....''Sorry, the requested page does not exist.''
...any chance to re-post the link to your photosite?
Maybe he's waiting while his buddy is drinking coffee. My guess.
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So happy that more damage was averted. la bocana shoreline must somehow be more protected? We had tons of waves and some got big, but mostly what
surprised was the number of waves. They came in series that never ended but NOTHING at all like Asuncion!
Our beaches are wet but intact.
Amazing shots and again, so happy that it was not worse.
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