H20Bubbles
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So everything I have read says Chankannab was hit very hard by Wilma... can anyone provide an up to date status on their conditions?
Chankannab National Park Conditions
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In December there was work going on as far as rebuilding structures and the "beach" along the shore line, but if you've ever been there, you know that a lot of the beauty of the part was in the vegetation and that was stripped bare by wilma. It had started to grow back but still had a long way to go.
The place was barely recognizable from a dive boat in December, and I think ggun said the same for when he was there last week.
The place was barely recognizable from a dive boat in December, and I think ggun said the same for when he was there last week.
diveborg:
Yes, it's pretty bad. The big entry palapa is totally gone, as are nearly all of the other smaller ones; the restaurant palapa is up, but I don't know if it survived the storm (not likely) or has been replaced. All the sand is gone; what was the beach is now a rubble field of broken stone. The concrete buildings by the dolphin are are still standing, sans roofs. The dolphin pens are totally obliterated.
The vegetation on the whole west coast of the island is in really bad shape, as Wilma blew huge quantities of salt ashore and then it didn't rain appreciably for a couple of months. My guess is that the botanical gardens at Chankanaab are a casualty as well.
It will be interesting to see the diff when I go back in May.
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