Sep

1

Travellers Tales - After The Storm

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Mexico - Bacalar 2007
Dogrose/The Barefoot chef
As things slowly return to some kind of normality after Hurricane Dean tore it’s way through Mexico I received an email from an acquaintance I met in Bacalar. We only spent a brief time in each others company but we had quite a lot in common and talked non [...]

Aug

25

Appeals - Help Hurricane Dean Survivors

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Bacalar, Mexico - August 2007
Elaine Hunter - co ordinator, Relief Bacalar
Hi Everyone,
I thought I’d give you a quick update after Hurricane Dean. Please share this with any other family or friends you know may be concerned about our safety.
Bacalar took the brunt of the Category 5 hurricane early Tues. morning (1-7 a.m. was the most [...]

Aug

25

Travellers Tales - Hurricane Dean, Mexico

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Mexico - Casita Carolina, Bacalar 2007
Dogrose
As the clean-up begins in Mexico after hurricane Dean’s unwelcome visit, Casita Carolina, a picturesque little hotel on the edge of laguna Bacalar is counting the cost.
Although downgraded to category 1 by the time it came inland, Hurricane Dean managed to wreak havoc along the Yucatan coast earlier this [...]