As we head on out to a self imposed hiatus, preferably a hiatus that will be substantial, given the subject matter, hurricanes, I’d like to remind everyone that while Cancun, and the areas within close proximity were fortunately spared any widespread damages from Hurricane Dean, that some, many, were not so fortunate.

 The Southern Yucatan coastal region of Costa Maya, and further inland Chetumal and Felipe Carillo, and the surrounding locations, received heavy damage from surf, wind and flooding due to Hurricane Dean. Early reports are indicating hundreds of homes have been damaged or destroyed, roads flooded, crops ruined and the major tourism Cruise Ship port at Majahual has been severely damaged, limiting future tourism to the area, and subsequently, severely hampering the employment situation, of many hard working men and women in the region, as they seek to cope and recover from Hurricane Dean.

A tale of two cities if you would, Cancun and Chetumal. Hurricane Dean is to Chetumal and region, what Hurricane Wilma, was to Cancun almost two short years ago.

Please help if you can by visiting the area as soon as the area is capable of receiving visitors , donating to charity, or simply sending a good thought or prayer, if so inclined. Aid and assistance to the local population would certainly be appreciated, and much needed from those whom are able to help.

 Also, as we close the HurricaneCancun.com blog, I’d like to thank my fellow bloggers, Steve, whom made this possible, Kelly, Kimberly and Jorge. These folks, were down in the trenches, seeking and providing a vast array of both first hand and sourced information, in a grass roots method, both professionally, accurately and timely.

In the end though, it’s you the readers that made this endeavor worthwhile, and I thank each and every one of you, and those whom provided input, or supported the site, during the lead up to Hurricane Dean.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…

Until next time, signing off;

In a Little Cafe, On the Other Side of the Border….

Dangers…

(Jim)

Like Rivergirl, I wanted to extend my thanks to Steve for giving us the opportunity to write, it was very therapeutic and I hope it was helpful. We’re back to normal here, I went to work this morning as per usual. We had such a good time with our houseguests on the night the hurricane was supposed to come that we will be having “hurricane drill” parties more often.

Thanks for all your kind comments and questions. For any questions about hotels and services in the area, check out Steve’s fabulous forum at www.cancuncare.com.

We’ll see you next hurricane, hopefully that will be a loooong time away though!

posted by CancunCanuck aka Kelly

I just wanted to post and say that myself, my family, my pets and my house are all fine and are recovering nicely from the mad dash of exhausting hurricane preparations. We’ve got the house back to normal and everyone slept very late today. My daughter starts school tomorrow. We are back to normal now.

Cancun looks no different to me when I drive around. A few neighbors have not yet taken down the boards over their windows but other than that there’s no sign that there was ever a threat of a hurricane here.

I want to publicly thank my good friend Steve, owner of this site, for starting HurricaneCancun.com. I know this site has been a tremendous resource for people who needed information about what was going on here in Cancun. And posting on this site gave us, the contributors, something positive to do with our nervous pre-hurricane energy. Good job Steve and thanks for all your hard work!

And to our readers, thanks for your great feedback and encouragement. We loved all your comments and you made all the hard work totally worth it. We will be back here blogging next time a hurricane looks like it might strike Cancun. See you next time!

Posted by RiverGirl

RiverGirl’s Blog

Reports indicate that Xelha and Xcaret received minor damages and will open on August 23rd after some clean up.

Dreams Tulum will reopen on August 25th.

The smaller eco places seem to have been hit or miss. There has been some challenges with roads leading down to them being washed out or under water.

The town of Tulum was not hit very hard at all and sustained little damage.

The popular Ana y Jose hotel sustained damaged to their property and the date of their reopening is not known.

The ruins were not affected.

www.todotulum.com has some great pics up…. http://www.todotulum.com/articles/dean.php

posted by CancunCanuck