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“We have a rookie in the house”

30 Friday Oct 2015

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Ecuador

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coastal erosion ecuador, el matal aguaji, enduring stressful events

"It's here.. it's back.."

“It’s here.. it’s back..”

El Matal/Jama Ecuador –  Around  4:30 this morning, after peering into the pre-dawn seascape from my balcony perch at my friends’ home, I tipped downstairs and wondered whether to awaken Lesli or Becky or both.   If I knocked on Becky’s door, the dog might start barking, so I tapped lightly on Lesli’s bedroom door.

“It’s here,” I said as if I were a child announcing the devil peering through my window.  Or perhaps a dragon or some malevolent creature from a Stephen King novel.

Becky opened her door.  “Are you OK?” she asked.

Seasoned veterans, they’ve learned the nuances of sounds that the ocean makes as it gauges its daily appetite.  “It’s OK right now.  We would hear the sound of the bags if they were falling.”

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“But it looks like it’s reaching Paul and Cinzia’s house.   It’s —“   I felt so silly, but my friends turned on the outside lights, which confirmed that the bags were in place.  We stepped outside and stared quietly at the waves.
“What time is it?”

“I think around 4:30, “I sheepishly replied.

Becky checked the tide charts and said we were about half an hour from high tide.

Lesli, in her dry sense of humor, stated, “We’ve got a rookie in the house.”

We wondered what Linda was experiencing, as the municipality did a lot of work/rearranging the toppled rocks in the area near her home and Pat’s.

“Leroy and Shirley seem to be getting more water today,”   Leslie stated, and we peered in the other direction as the water found its way back to the sea.

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I don’t know how one can face this night after night, week after week, month after month – wondering if the next set of waves will break through the weakening defense.  Some of the waves reverberate through the ground and shake this well-built home.   How does one deal with the emotional and physical fatigue without having combat training?

Yes, this rookie tips her hat to the stoic ones who have been enduring this for two years.   May today bring news of hope.

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Beach Loss Reaches Critical Status; Community Unites

17 Monday Feb 2014

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Ecuador, NATURE, PEOPLE, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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aguaji el matal ecuador, beach loss 2014, beach specialist, coastal erosion ecuador, effects from sand mining, effects from taking sand from beaches, el matal ecuador beach loss, geotubes, is it legal to take sand from the beach?, restoring sand to beaches, Sand Mining

Waving valiantly, this flag joins many along El Matal's fishing fleet. But many fishermen are not with their boats - they are attending the public meeting about their vanishing beach.

Waving valiantly, this flag joins many others in El Matal’s fishing fleet.
At noon on Valentine’s Day, many fishermen were not with their boats – they were attending the public meeting about their vanishing beach.

El Matal (Manabi) Ecuador

Residents of El Matal and concerned citizens from nearby areas displayed a united front at the public meeting to discuss the critical status of the eroding beach.   Engineer Daniel Santata, a coastal specialist, joined the Minister of Pescadores and the Director of Risk (Portoviejo), though the meeting began without the presence of Mayor/Alcade Alex Cevallos.

Where beach restaurants once stood,  a withering young palm stands guard while 70-plus locals gather for the community meeting.

Where beach restaurants once punctuated the public beach, a withering young palm stood guard while 70-plus locals gathered for the community meeting.

Because of difficulty in understanding sometimes rapid-fire Spanish, and straining to grasp what I heard through the outdoor acoustics, I apologize in advance for errors in translation.  The essence of the meeting follows.  Z Continue reading →

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