Cancun Report Snorkle Feb 18, 06

Thought I'd let you know about my experiences near Club Med in Cancun
this past week. Or should I say what is left of Club Med. Every couple
years we go to Cancun and I walk to the snorkel area just off the point
at Club Med. Did the same this past week, but there is no reason to
snorkel, because there was no visibility. 5 days later, I checked back
and there was a couple feet visibility, but it was still to dangerous
to snorkel. Waves and rocks don't mix. A slimy film covered the rocks
and sand.

One problem is the the Hurricane. The other is the beach repair; a
large boat brings sand three times a day, pumping it on-to the beach.
This extends the beach out, but also clouds the water. Can't help but
think there is an environmental disaster happening, both at the coral
reef at the Club Med point, as well as where ever they are picking up
all this sand.

By the way, Club Med looked destroyed as well as half the other
resorts.

Hope this helps.

<energyideas@gmail.com> wrote

> One problem is the the Hurricane. The other is the beach repair; a
> large boat brings sand three times a day, pumping it on-to the beach.
> This extends the beach out, but also clouds the water. Can't help but
> think there is an environmental disaster happening, both at the coral
> reef at the Club Med point, as well as where ever they are picking up
> all this sand.

Welcome to the world of tourism. I have no idea how many of the beaches in
Cancun are real and how many are man made, but it's obvious which you were
on. This has been going on in Florida for longer than I've been around to
witness it, and I'm approaching 60 years. It's always been damaging to the
ecology and beneficial to the pockets of the politicians. You know which
one wins.

Lee

Lee Bell wrote:
> <energyideas@gmail.com> wrote
>
>
>>One problem is the the Hurricane. The other is the beach repair; a
>>large boat brings sand three times a day, pumping it on-to the beach.
>>This extends the beach out, but also clouds the water. Can't help but
>>think there is an environmental disaster happening, both at the coral
>>reef at the Club Med point, as well as where ever they are picking up
>>all this sand.
>
>
> Welcome to the world of tourism. I have no idea how many of the beaches in
> Cancun are real and how many are man made, but it's obvious which you were
> on. This has been going on in Florida for longer than I've been around to
> witness it, and I'm approaching 60 years. It's always been damaging to the
> ecology and beneficial to the pockets of the politicians. You know which
> one wins.
>
> Lee
>
>
yeah it is a damn shame

On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:07:16 -0600, Joe English
<joeenglish2@wisperhome.com> wrote:

>Lee Bell wrote:
>> <energyideas@gmail.com> wrote
>>
>>
>>>One problem is the the Hurricane. The other is the beach repair; a
>>>large boat brings sand three times a day, pumping it on-to the beach.
>>>This extends the beach out, but also clouds the water. Can't help but
>>>think there is an environmental disaster happening, both at the coral
>>>reef at the Club Med point, as well as where ever they are picking up
>>>all this sand.
>>
>>
>> Welcome to the world of tourism. I have no idea how many of the beaches in
>> Cancun are real and how many are man made, but it's obvious which you were
>> on. This has been going on in Florida for longer than I've been around to
>> witness it, and I'm approaching 60 years. It's always been damaging to the
>> ecology and beneficial to the pockets of the politicians. You know which
>> one wins.
>>
>> Lee
>>
>>
>yeah it is a damn shame
Hell try New Jersey, they use public funds to replenish sand on
private beachs. The home owners got together to try to get the workers
to pump the sand from boats so they would put their worker class feet
on the private sand.