Entries from August 2007 ↓
August 23rd, 2007 — Commentary
That Hurricane Dean made landfall almost fifty miles north of Ambergris Caye was unfortunate for those almost fifty miles north, but was very good news for residents and visitors on Ambergris Caye.
According to the San Pedro Daily, there are some flooded streets and lowlands, damaged piers and downed trees. But these things aside, there are no reports of large-scale structural damage or any loss of life.
A collection of photos and articles related to Dean’s affect on Ambergris Caye:
Can’t wait to get back . . .
August 21st, 2007 — Commentary
Ambergris Caye, Belize is probably my very favorite travel destination. My wife and I honeymooned there in 2004. The local population, downtown, and aquatic recreation are all top-notch. Part of the island’s charm is the fact that it’s small–you can drive (a rented golf cart) from one end of the island to the other in a little over an hour. Unfortunately, its small size and low elevation offer very little in the way of protection from hurricanes and tropical storms. Hurricane Keith, with sustained winds of 138 miles per hour, devastated the island in 2000. And just two years ago, Hurricane Wilma did no small amount of damage.
Today, Hurricane Dean threatens the Yucatan Peninsula and coast of Belize, including Ambergris Caye. I’m expecting that the first updates will come from the San Pedro Daily and AmbergrisCaye.com (most of the activity is in the official Hurricane forum, and the most active thread is here).
Here’s wishing the local population and remaining visitors well in the days and weeks to come.
August 8th, 2007 — Commentary
So, one of my very favorite daily reads is moving to its new home at the New York Times. This should be a Good Thing. Unfortunately, responses to the announcement consist almost entirely of loyal readers congratulating the authors on the move, while at the same time indicating that they no longer wish to subscribe, on account of the Times’s lame syndication implementation.
Will someone at the Times please stop the bleeding and deliver a simple full-text feed? If your concern is that full-text feeds are going to affect your ad revenue, fear not. Most of us don’t see them now.
UPDATE1: Progress?