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August 20, 2007 10:08 pm CancunCanuck Previous Hurricanes Archive

Our full house is in good spirits (rum I guess), watching CNN and laughing about the sensationalism. Things are calm again weatherwise, no rain, no wind, no lightning. The youngest kids are asleep and oblivious. We are very, very worried about Chetumal and the areas south of us. Our houseguests just spent a few days in the beautiful nature reserve of Sian Kaan and it appears that it is in grave danger, very sad indeed. CNN seems to be suggesting a slight northern bend to Dean which would take it out of a direct hit on Chetumal, a good thing in terms of the safety of people, not so good for the natural reserves of the area. The fortunate thing is that the mangroves act as a natural barrier to hurricanes to protect the surrounding areas.

Back soon hopefully!

posted by CancunCanuck at 11:06 local time

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8 Responses

1. Mignon Says:
   August 20th, 2007 at 10:11 pm

   Thank you for the updates Kelly. Just know that we are praying for you all and I’ll be glued to my PC and TV monitoring everything that is going on down there. Be safe

2. Steve Says:
   August 20th, 2007 at 10:15 pm

   Still very stable here SM18, Cancun local time 11.15pm. It hasn’t even rained in the last hour and no wind to speak of.

3. cancun-bound Says:
   August 20th, 2007 at 10:15 pm

   I know, it seems like The Weather Channel and CNN are borderline sensationalizing.

   Hope and prayers are with you, Kelly. Thanks for the updates! : )

4. from australia Says:
   August 20th, 2007 at 10:17 pm

   good luck with the next few hours

5. Typhoon chaser Says:
   August 20th, 2007 at 10:19 pm

   From Asia, we are following this hurricane. Thanks for the updates and stay safe
   Thanks

6. Debbie Says:
   August 20th, 2007 at 10:24 pm

   We appreciate your updates - we are coming to Cancun on Sept. 1st. We love Cancun, Playa and all the other beautiful areas down there - God bless you all, stay safe, our prayers are with you.
   Southern Cali

7. Nina Says:
   August 20th, 2007 at 10:38 pm

   Good luck! Best wishes from Germany.

8. Katherine Says:
   August 20th, 2007 at 11:23 pm

   This site is really great! We all poured ourselves a Starbucks and will stay up with you. Things are real still out here in Utah. A few earthquakes but we are ok. Good Luck!

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