Five years since last visit

XIIthMan · 05-07-2003

My wife and I honeymooned in Playa 5 years ago this month because it was the anti-Cancun and we loved it. We are returning in a week and a half and I have several questions.

1. We live about 40 miles SW of Austin and the smokey haze from the agricultural burning from Central America (Guatamala?) and Chiapas has been really bad for about a week. What is it like there and is there rain expected soon to ameliorate the fires?

2. We are coming down with some friends who somehow talked us into staying at Fisherman's Village. My wife and I loathe all-inclusives and will bolt at the first glitch. We stayed at Sacbe B&B our last time and would like to return there, is it still a going concern?

3. Someone please tell me that Playa has not become Cancun Jr.

Thanks for any help and can't wait to get there, I can already taste the garlic shrimp at Ronny's.

Gig'em

annrawa · 05-08-2003

Nope, no Cancun Jr. PDC has progressed a bit but not to worry. Town is the same. Go to "read more" at the top right for lots of great details.
Have a super time

kjtom · 05-08-2003

Dear Xetc ... Cancun, Jr.? I vote no ... Change? Like the wind but it is essentially the same, just more of the same, and places close, open, change names etc .... Ronny's Steak House remains at same hotel whose name escapes me ... Sacbe B&B is now Villas Sacbe, a luxury condo for sale venue which does not rent night to night; Ted Rhodes, the B&B owner, remains a principal and also has a jungle housing project going called Pueblo Sacbe which has its own forum on this home page (see icons) .... Fishman Village? no info except that it is a short walk to the main bus terminal at Ave. Juarez .... weather? not sure, but Associated Press, Wash. Post have Mexico news pages and try weather channel info pages for Cancun ... my guess is that jungle fires smoke from Chiappas would be blown inward and outward as in West & North and not North & East ... the strongest winds on the coast tend to blow in & circle back softer ... you may ask this question separate for better BB info ...kjtom

**james** · 05-08-2003

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Originally posted by "XIIthMan"

1. We live about 40 miles SW of Austin and the smokey haze from the afgricultural burning from Central America (Guatamala?) and Chiapas has been really bad for about a week. What is it like there and is there rain expected soon to ameliorate the fires?

We're not seeing any of that smokey haze here.

+6 points for vocabulary

alma777 · 05-08-2003

I give it +20 points! An ex-university librarian...I refuse to go look it up, tell me about ameliorate!? Please!

jimbo · 05-08-2003

Yes, many points for XIIthMan. Ameliorate is similar to mitigate, but also has an element of soothing to it. One would seek to ameliorate a sore tense back by finding someone nice to rub it nicely.

A scientist might quibble with XIIthMan's usage, and a poet might like it.

roni · 05-11-2003

Amelioration is close to the opposite of exacerbation, no?

Spark · 05-11-2003

Improve?

mindz · 05-13-2003

and better yet, has a beautiful new addition: Villas Sacbe. The condos are basically done; just waiting for titles etc. and they will be ready to rent. When are you coming? I'm an owner :wink: (did you guess?)
pm me for more info if you're interested in knowing more.

BTW, people say that the salespeople at Fisherman's Village are pretty agressive.

05-07-2003	#1 (permalink)
XIIthMan sandflea Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wimberley, TX Posts: 1	Five years since last visit My wife and I honeymooned in Playa 5 years ago this month because it was the anti-Cancun and we loved it. We are returning in a week and a half and I have several questions. 1. We live about 40 miles SW of Austin and the smokey haze from the agricultural burning from Central America (Guatamala?) and Chiapas has been really bad for about a week. What is it like there and is there rain expected soon to ameliorate the fires? 2. We are coming down with some friends who somehow talked us into staying at Fisherman's Village. My wife and I loathe all-inclusives and will bolt at the first glitch. We stayed at Sacbe B&B our last time and would like to return there, is it still a going concern? 3. Someone please tell me that Playa has not become Cancun Jr. Thanks for any help and can't wait to get there, I can already taste the garlic shrimp at Ronny's. Gig'em

05-08-2003	#3 (permalink)
kjtom life=playa Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: WV Posts: 653	re: pdc change Dear Xetc ... Cancun, Jr.? I vote no ... Change? Like the wind but it is essentially the same, just more of the same, and places close, open, change names etc .... Ronny's Steak House remains at same hotel whose name escapes me ... Sacbe B&B is now Villas Sacbe, a luxury condo for sale venue which does not rent night to night; Ted Rhodes, the B&B owner, remains a principal and also has a jungle housing project going called Pueblo Sacbe which has its own forum on this home page (see icons) .... Fishman Village? no info except that it is a short walk to the main bus terminal at Ave. Juarez .... weather? not sure, but Associated Press, Wash. Post have Mexico news pages and try weather channel info pages for Cancun ... my guess is that jungle fires smoke from Chiappas would be blown inward and outward as in West & North and not North & East ... the strongest winds on the coast tend to blow in & circle back softer ... you may ask this question separate for better BB info ...kjtom

05-08-2003	#5 (permalink)
alma777 way into it Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 132	Vocabulary. I give it +20 points! An ex-university librarian...I refuse to go look it up, tell me about ameliorate!? Please!

05-11-2003	#8 (permalink)
Spark toe in water Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 44	ameliorate Improve?

05-13-2003	#9 (permalink)
mindz way into it Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: wisconsin Posts: 249	Sacbe is still there, and better yet, has a beautiful new addition: Villas Sacbe. The condos are basically done; just waiting for titles etc. and they will be ready to rent. When are you coming? I'm an owner :wink: (did you guess?) pm me for more info if you're interested in knowing more. BTW, people say that the salespeople at Fisherman's Village are pretty agressive.

05-08-2003	#2 (permalink)
annrawa beachaholic Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 285	Nope, no Cancun Jr. PDC has progressed a bit but not to worry. Town is the same. Go to "read more" at the top right for lots of great details. Have a super time

05-08-2003	#6 (permalink)
jimbo toe in water Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Jefferson, WI USA Posts: 54	Yes, many points for XIIthMan. Ameliorate is similar to mitigate, but also has an element of soothing to it. One would seek to ameliorate a sore tense back by finding someone nice to rub it nicely. A scientist might quibble with XIIthMan's usage, and a poet might like it.

05-11-2003	#7 (permalink)
roni Happy Curmudgeon Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 25,566	Amelioration is close to the opposite of exacerbation, no?

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