![]() ![]() I’m an early riser and I prefer to move around, make coffee, and work on my computer without worrying about disturbing others. ![]() Jim and I were traveling with our friend, Gail, and we agreed that she would have the master bedroom upstairs with its own balcony and another bath, while we would sleep on the main floor. We did, however, observe sargassum at other beaches along the Riviera Maya during our stay so I wonder how they are dealing with the issue. Soon they had the beach looking pristine again and ready for activities. I was impressed to see residents and employees working side by side to rake and bag the sargassum and haul it away from the beach. ![]() Clogging the water, it discourages swimmers and snorkelers and the smell as it deteriorates drives away beach-lovers. In normal amounts, sargassum provides habitat for lots of marine life including hatching sea turtles but the massive amounts washing ashore today can adversely impact tourism. While its existence is nothing new, the amount has increased dramatically and may be attributed to the warming of the ocean due to global climate change. The free-floating algae originate in the Sargasso Sea located in the Bermuda Triangle of the North Atlantic. My research revealed it was sargassum or sargasso seaweed, which is an increasingly common problem in the Caribbean. What looked like brown seaweed invaded the peaceful azure waters and definitely discouraged water activities. The first disruption occurred when we observed this. Idyllic, wouldn’t you agree? That is until our idyll was disturbed by two events. ![]()
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