Tropical Storm Dolly Cancun

By -
Well, Hello Dolly! The government of Mexico (such a vague report, which government?) has issued a tropical storm warning for the Yucatan Peninsula. This means that tropical storm force winds are to be expected within the next 24 hours. Tropical Storm Dolly is expected to cross the Yucatan Peninsula tonight and move into the Gulf of Mexico tomorrow. We should expect heavy rains and winds over the next little while. This is the fourth named storm in the Atlantic this year.

We've had some rain already this morning and the winds are starting to pick up. The clouds come and go, sunny one minute, downpour the next, though I suspect we'll have some sustained rain later on today. This doesn't look to serious to me, I doubt we will see much damage, it's just a tropical storm, not a hurricane. I think our friends in Merida may see a more serious side of Dolly, though of course things may change rapidly. The National Hurricane Center reports that once Tropical Storm Dolly crosses into the Gulf of Mexico, conditions may be right for a a change to a much stronger storm, possibly hurricane strength.

Keep updated at the National Hurricane Center website. As long as we don't lose electricity I will try to post updates if anything changes. Hold onto your hats and get your rubber boots on!




ETA: please see Monday morning's update here....

Comments

harvestmoon said…
We JUST got our first sun of the day - it has been thundering and lightly raining all day. Looks like we're in a little break from the action and then we're back to storm. We're almost out of Electropura so I'm going to get water, other than that we've got the garrafones full (as we have no tinaco) and the genset is ready to go.

We regularly lose power during storms and always lose water in the afternoon. Good luck up there!
July 20, 2008 at 1:36 PM
Momto3LittleFlowers said…
I will keep on the check for updates..... I will be thinking about you guys!
July 20, 2008 at 4:05 PM
Beth said…
Hurry up and move out, Dolly!!!

2 weeks until we arrive in Cancun and then Playa for one very short week, so I've got no time for this tropical storm nonsense!!!

Keep safe!
July 20, 2008 at 5:17 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Mahahual Waterpark "Lost Mayan Kingdom"

By -
Image
Our recent Mother/Son Road Trip was such a blast and a big part of it was our day at Lost Mayan Kingdom in Mahahual. The waterpark has been open less than a year, aiming at the cruise ship visitors who dock in the Costa Maya and they have done a fantastic job of creating an excursion for families that love adventure.

We had the great fortune of visiting on a day with no ships in port, we had the park almost completely to ourselves! Max better not get accustomed to this VIP/private water park treatment or I am in big trouble.

The concept of the park is unique, centered around a giant pyramid from which all the ziplines and waterslides originate. To the delight of my knees, there are no stairs or towers to climb, the elevators whisk you to the floor of your choice. With twelve waterslides and several zipline courses, the elevators were definitely a life saver. 

Max and I hit the ziplines first, fast and furious adrenaline! The staff were amazing, so friendly and funny though they take …
Read more

You Say Rio, I Say Ria... Road Trip Rio Lagartos, Yucatan

By -
Image
A few weeks back Max and I were invited to the Yuum Ha Boutique Hotel in the sleepy fishing village of Rio Lagartos, Yucatan. This was my second visit to the town, the first was a bit of a pouring rain disaster so I was excited to a) see the flamingos without having to squint through a deluge and b) introduce Max to the magic of the biosphere.


I suppose the first thing we need to get out of the way is the "Rio versus Ria" debate. As soon as I started posting on social media during the trip, I started to receive messages correcting me on the name. As I am a pro and have been doing this for a while now (ahem), I was very deliberate in the words I chose. "Rio Lagartos" is the name of the municipality, the small town on the gulf coast of Yucatan state. "Ria Lagartos" is the name of the biosphere and natural areas. A "ria" is defined as "a long narrow inlet formed by the partial submergence of a river valley", basically another word for &q…
Read more

Mexican Caribbean Road Trip - Detour to Tulum, Lo Siento Mucho Calakmul

By -
Image
In our last episode, Canucka and Max were leaving Mahahual, embarking on part two of their road trip, next planned stop, Calakmul in Campeche.




Aaaaaand, Calakmul isn't happening. After leaving Mahahual, we took a little pit stop on the highway for ahem, a visit to the bushes (it's not a road trip til you've peed in the bushes). I noticed smoke or steam coming up from under the car, opened the hood and was whacked with a wave of heat. I topped up the oil and coolant (we were literally in the middle of nowhere) and slowly made my way to Felipe Carrillo Puerto, the closest town. The kind mechanic basically said "you are screwed" and I made the decision to NOT drive 6 hours into the jungle with no cel service nearby. Sorry Campeche, next time!



So what's a girl and her son to do with cancelled plans, no place to stay and a car in trouble? Start driving towards home. Slowly. Stopping to cool down every twenty minutes. 


We made it to the town of Tulum and the crowds…
Read more