beach reclamation project (photos)

**ryberg** · 04-20-2004

OK, thanks to James I can now submit these photos of the beach reclamation project in process. Sorry I don't have any photos of nets, which I gather from others' comments are already in place elsewhere, but which I have yet to see around here. The photos shown here were taken March 30th, for the record. However, they also give a good idea of what the beach looks like again now, after having recovered remarkably well and quickly from the storm we had over Easter that took away a lot of sand.

A tidbit to throw in: this morning, for the first time in the memory of anyone here (including me and a couple of others who have been here for the entire 1-year, 9-month history of the hotel), the city appeared in the form of a huge John Deere tractor with a beach cleaning/leveling apparatus behind, itself of considerable size, to make the beach look better. They declared that they would return tomorrow.

So things are looking up!

Steve

(Note the lines of poles headed into the water on both sides of this shot.)

playa3 · 04-20-2004

I have seen the tractor a couple times in front of the ****** over the past 5 years and thought they gave up because of all the boat ropes.
Thanks for the pictures--looks like we're getting more beach. What is it doing by the Real?

Dave y Stacey · 04-20-2004

Wow - looks like a lot more beach from 1 day ago.

We were just telling a friend of ours how much the beach changed in the week we were there. 1 day rocks. Couple days later beautiful sand. Few days after that a mound of sand. It happens all up and down the beach - not just the Playa Maya.

**ryberg** · 04-20-2004

Hey, Dave & Stacey! Hope you had a good trip back and got home safe and sound without difficulty.

You didn't even see the whole of the change, either! This is what makes it so difficult to respond when people say "what's the beach like there?" as if it's a fixed thing.

Steve

jtm1631 · 04-20-2004

So what is the beach like there Steve? We will be there in May and August, will there be lots of sand? And what about the weather, is it going to be really hot in August? Will it rain?

I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. You set yourself up for that one Steve. But seriously, will we have nice weather?

Man, I crack myself up.

JT

Mave · 04-20-2004

How about November? Will there be sand then? And weather?

JUST KIDDING!

I do have a real question, though. From the pics, it appears there are not so many boats tied up on that stretch between Playa Maya and El Faro. Will this reclamation project interfere with their tieing up there? It looks like it won't really interfere with swimming, right?

I can certainly understand why the Porto Real wants to do something about the beach on their end. It was washed away nearly up to their foundation when we visited last Nov/Dec. I hope it works as planned.

Mave

**ryberg** · 04-21-2004

Yuk, yuk. You guys are real jokers...

Steve

Becky · 04-21-2004

Hey Steve - see you in just a mere 14 days! You've got my terrace ready, right?

Becky

**ryberg** · 04-25-2004

Quote:

I have seen the tractor a couple times in front of the ****** over the past 5 years and thought they gave up because of all the boat ropes...

You're doing pretty well for a "junior member" then, playa3: I was talking to the owners of the Treetops Hotel the other day, and they've been here for soemthing like 15 years, and they said they'd never seen anything like it and had many times suggested it to officials here without results. Granted, they're not on the beach, but you'd think in 15 years...

Or maybe the one you saw was a private one hired by the hotel?

Steve

BMK1951 · 04-25-2004

[FONT=Century Gothic]Were sand dunes ever indigenous to the beach? If so, I hope that the beach reclamation project includes regeneration of dunes. Here on the East coast of the US Sand Dunes are a real important part of the whole beach system.[/font]

**ryberg** · 04-29-2004

OK, the netting has arrived! And I've got shots of it now. So here you go.

And by the way, just to clarify, this is not a Playa Maya project, but rather a Playa del Carmen project! (Some people sent messages which suggested that wasn't clear too them the first time around.)

Now we wait for all that to be sunk in further and out of sight...

Steve

Scaffolding in front of Pelicano Inn (actually being used for volleyball when I shot this!).

A sequence of poles and nets in line, starting with one in front of Alhambra and looking north.

A closer look at one line in front of Pelicanos.

mckinzie · 04-29-2004

Steve do you ever work?

Remember that question.
I guess when your the boss you don't have to, eh.

cuffedlinks · 04-29-2004

Re-claiming beaches....GREAT I'm in...

I claim the beach in front of the Playa Maya for all the forum members.....

Does anyone have a FLAG?

**tommy** · 04-29-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuffedlinks

Re-claiming beaches....GREAT I'm in...

I claim the beach in front of the Playa Maya for all the forum members.....

Does anyone have a FLAG?

Playa.info flag??? Playa info talking key chain???
PLaya info frisbee??? playa info lanyard???

we gotlots of work to do....

Sue · 04-29-2004

How long will the nets and scaffolding be there?

04-20-2004	#1 (permalink)
ryberg playa maya guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: wandering between the Village Vanguard, NYC, 1961 and the Plugged Nickel, Chicago, 1965 Posts: 9,538	beach reclamation project (photos) OK, thanks to James I can now submit these photos of the beach reclamation project in process. Sorry I don't have any photos of nets, which I gather from others' comments are already in place elsewhere, but which I have yet to see around here. The photos shown here were taken March 30th, for the record. However, they also give a good idea of what the beach looks like again now, after having recovered remarkably well and quickly from the storm we had over Easter that took away a lot of sand. A tidbit to throw in: this morning, for the first time in the memory of anyone here (including me and a couple of others who have been here for the entire 1-year, 9-month history of the hotel), the city appeared in the form of a huge John Deere tractor with a beach cleaning/leveling apparatus behind, itself of considerable size, to make the beach look better. They declared that they would return tomorrow. So things are looking up! Steve (Note the lines of poles headed into the water on both sides of this shot.)

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04-20-2004	#2 (permalink)
playa3 way into it Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 133	I have seen the tractor a couple times in front of the ****** over the past 5 years and thought they gave up because of all the boat ropes. Thanks for the pictures--looks like we're getting more beach. What is it doing by the Real?

04-20-2004	#3 (permalink)
Dave y Stacey way into it Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 242	Wow - looks like a lot more beach from 1 day ago. We were just telling a friend of ours how much the beach changed in the week we were there. 1 day rocks. Couple days later beautiful sand. Few days after that a mound of sand. It happens all up and down the beach - not just the Playa Maya.

04-20-2004	#4 (permalink)
ryberg playa maya guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: wandering between the Village Vanguard, NYC, 1961 and the Plugged Nickel, Chicago, 1965 Posts: 9,538	Hey, Dave & Stacey! Hope you had a good trip back and got home safe and sound without difficulty. You didn't even see the whole of the change, either! This is what makes it so difficult to respond when people say "what's the beach like there?" as if it's a fixed thing. Steve

04-20-2004	#5 (permalink)
jtm1631 añejo Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 2,331	So what is the beach like there Steve? We will be there in May and August, will there be lots of sand? And what about the weather, is it going to be really hot in August? Will it rain? I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. You set yourself up for that one Steve. But seriously, will we have nice weather? Man, I crack myself up. JT

04-20-2004	#6 (permalink)
Mave beachaholic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Iowa Posts: 431	How about November? Will there be sand then? And weather? JUST KIDDING! I do have a real question, though. From the pics, it appears there are not so many boats tied up on that stretch between Playa Maya and El Faro. Will this reclamation project interfere with their tieing up there? It looks like it won't really interfere with swimming, right? I can certainly understand why the Porto Real wants to do something about the beach on their end. It was washed away nearly up to their foundation when we visited last Nov/Dec. I hope it works as planned. Mave

04-21-2004	#7 (permalink)
ryberg playa maya guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: wandering between the Village Vanguard, NYC, 1961 and the Plugged Nickel, Chicago, 1965 Posts: 9,538	Yuk, yuk. You guys are real jokers... Steve

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Becky reposado Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,085	Hey Steve - see you in just a mere 14 days! You've got my terrace ready, right? Becky

04-25-2004	#10 (permalink)
BMK1951 way into it Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 173	[FONT=Century Gothic]Were sand dunes ever indigenous to the beach? If so, I hope that the beach reclamation project includes regeneration of dunes. Here on the East coast of the US Sand Dunes are a real important part of the whole beach system.[/font]

04-29-2004	#11 (permalink)
ryberg playa maya guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: wandering between the Village Vanguard, NYC, 1961 and the Plugged Nickel, Chicago, 1965 Posts: 9,538	OK, the netting has arrived! And I've got shots of it now. So here you go. And by the way, just to clarify, this is not a Playa Maya project, but rather a Playa del Carmen project! (Some people sent messages which suggested that wasn't clear too them the first time around.) Now we wait for all that to be sunk in further and out of sight... Steve Scaffolding in front of Pelicano Inn (actually being used for volleyball when I shot this!). A sequence of poles and nets in line, starting with one in front of Alhambra and looking north. A closer look at one line in front of Pelicanos.

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mckinzie lightweight Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Highland Village,Tx (Kinz Standard Time) Posts: 13,551	Steve do you ever work? Remember that question. I guess when your the boss you don't have to, eh.

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04-29-2004	#13 (permalink)
cuffedlinks añejo Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The City of Presidents Posts: 16,003	Re-claiming beaches....GREAT I'm in... I claim the beach in front of the Playa Maya for all the forum members..... Does anyone have a FLAG?

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Sue reposado Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,449	How long will the nets and scaffolding be there?