When it rains it pours
The long run of sunny weather came to an abrupt halt. An offshore low combined with a huge depression in the Gulf all added up to a dose of monsoon rains here in Puerto Vallarta. Last night Banderas Bay was hit by a whirl wind of changing wind a massive rain. Winds of up to 80 knots came spun around the compass and left. Reports today had over three inches of rain in just a few hours dampening the area.
The morning VHF net was full of reports. The anchorage in La Cruz was devastated with many boats pulling loose and a few winding up on the rocks. One person was injured to the point of needed Medi Vac when a large fence fell on her. Many dinghies were either lost or swamped.
I went for a run this morning and was first amazed by the damage, fallen palm trees and coconuts everywhere—first time running when not tripping on a coconut is a challenge. The second impressive things was the army of local folks manning rakes and brooms doing the clean up. By late morning most of the rubbage was in piles and being loaded up— all without any calls to FEMA or cries that the government is not cleaning up my yard.
The long run of sunny weather came to an abrupt halt. An offshore low combined with a huge depression in the Gulf all added up to a dose of monsoon rains here in Puerto Vallarta. Last night Banderas Bay was hit by a whirl wind of changing wind a massive rain. Winds of up to 80 knots came spun around the compass and left. Reports today had over three inches of rain in just a few hours dampening the area.
The morning VHF net was full of reports. The anchorage in La Cruz was devastated with many boats pulling loose and a few winding up on the rocks. One person was injured to the point of needed Medi Vac when a large fence fell on her. Many dinghies were either lost or swamped.
I went for a run this morning and was first amazed by the damage, fallen palm trees and coconuts everywhere—first time running when not tripping on a coconut is a challenge. The second impressive things was the army of local folks manning rakes and brooms doing the clean up. By late morning most of the rubbage was in piles and being loaded up— all without any calls to FEMA or cries that the government is not cleaning up my yard.