Hurricane Richard

I haven't heard anything official from Doug Penland but other residents that live around the Coco Beach area have reported that the storm did little damage. The local weather station on Ambergris Caye reported less than 2" of rain and winds of 40 MPH. Seems that all is well.

The storm center hit just South of Belize City causing heavy flooding and wind damage in that area. Check out the message board for pictures and damage report.
http://ambergriscaye.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/391035/Re_Hurricane_Richard.html#Post391035

Kath and I have been in the States. Kath's Dad had bypass surgery on November 13 and he just returned from the hospital.

Richard

Looks like "Richard is coming to visit Monday night. Latest dicussion seems to indicate this may be a fairly strong hurricane by the time it arrives.

Jazz at Coco Beach

Click here: Ambergris Today - San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize


Danny & I were here when Ambergris Today visited. We had a great time.

Bananas

Raul just got a crop of Bananas from the trees at Coco Beach.

June Trip to Coco Beach

We brought my sister and her two children along and they loved everything about Coco Beach! This was our first time utilizing the pool in phase two and we got hours of fun out of the slide and grotto. Looking good!

Alex

Light rain this morning. Doesn't appear to be any damage to the beach or resort. I actually saw a little bit of the sun as it rose. Today should clear up and we can get back to having fun.

Alex

Tropical storm Alex is expected to arrive tonight around midnight. Winds of 50 MPH and lots of rain. At 6:00 PM tonight the water was rising and nearing the top of the pier. High tide expected at midnight.

Sam's Club

Hi to all, we are planning a visit to Sam's club on our next trip. Has anyone taken this trip? I wanted to get some feedback on how easy or difficult it is to bring items back. Do they allow one day visitors or do you need a card? Any feedback is appreciated

Gloria

Employees

Irwin (Tuff-E-Nuff Tour sales) and Marika (Coco Beach supervisor) left Coco Beach Resort on May 19th and returned to Denmark. They will be going to Africa in the late summer to start new jobs. We wish them safe travels and success in their new positions.

Water shortage?

11 inches of rain today and more to come. The cistern is full. Rain has washed away part of the beach.

Guests arriving at 3:00 PM today

Belize Aqua Sports

Coco beach has a new water sports operator. Belize Aqua Sports, owned by John McAfee, has set up shop and are offering a variety of water activities. Hobie cat, water bike, kayak, wind surfer and paddle boats are available for rent.

The pool slide is complete and operating

Banana update

The pod opened and the hands of bananas are starting to spread out and turn upwards.

Exciting News -We are expecting!

As many of you know, a group of owners went on a trip to Punta Gorda in July 2008. Donna brought several Banana plants back to Coco Beach and had them planted. One of the trees grew and grew but didn't bear any fruit. Today Raul showed Kath a huge seed pod of future Bananas.