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Sargassum Seaweed on Simpson Bay Beach Today
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07/11/2017 08:24 PM
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Re: Sargassum Seaweed on Simpson Bay Beach Today
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07/11/2017 10:44 PM
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Wow, that certainly does not look very nice.I have never seen it that bad on that beach. It looks like beaches that have not been affected in other years have lots of it this time.
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Re: Sargassum Seaweed on Simpson Bay Beach Today
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07/12/2017 04:19 AM
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That looks to be directly in front of El Zafiro. I hope it clears up. It became a favorite of ours last trip.
Rick and Grace
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Re: Sargassum Seaweed on Simpson Bay Beach Today
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07/12/2017 07:23 AM
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Beachside is immediately to the right, yes. There was no seaweed when we were there and we just left June 26. It sort of looks to be confined almost to in front of El Zafiro.
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Re: Sargassum Seaweed on Simpson Bay Beach Today
[Re: badbenni]
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07/12/2017 07:24 AM
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Benni--boy that looks bad. It almost looks clear in front of Beachside, or is that the angle?
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Re: Sargassum Seaweed on Simpson Bay Beach Today
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07/12/2017 07:35 AM
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Yikes we are going to Simpson bay resort next week
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Re: Sargassum Seaweed on Simpson Bay Beach Today
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07/12/2017 08:37 AM
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OK, thanks for the updated picture. As you say, hopefully the ocean will carry it back out, as if it's hanging in the water like that, you can't really remove it and do any good.
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Re: Sargassum Seaweed on Simpson Bay Beach Today
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07/12/2017 08:55 AM
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So very sad to see this but appreciate the post.
A few years ago, we were arriving on our typical flight and well prior to landing but still in the immediate area of Anguilla and St Martin, we witnessed this through the clouds. You couldn't really tell what it was from so high up but as we came closer we thought at first it was some kind of a major fuel spill on the water, having never really seen or heard of the Sargasso phenom in regard to SXM. As we came very close we could see it was like a thick blanket of hay strewn across the water and in evidence everywhere we looked as we drew closer.
That trip we stayed a couple of weeks at the Towers and had no negative effects from the seaweed at Mullet Beach, but when we moved over for our final few days at Beachside Villas on Simpson Bay we were amazed at the length and depth of the seaweed in that area. No negatives towards BSV since this is Mother Nature at work. And to their absolute credit, they raked and bagged it every morning but you really couldn't enjoy the water at all along much of Simpson Bay - so disappointing - and we found ourselves still heading out to Mullet and Friars for our beach time. On this same trip we did an all day around the island sail and we were amazed at how much of the island was encompassed by this seaweed, and at the same time, some areas were totally devoid of it.
So very sad to see this again and so sorry for Nicole and her people at ElZafiro and for her guests, too. It really does look like a total mess there. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Sargassum Seaweed on Simpson Bay Beach Today
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07/13/2017 09:22 AM
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Do you have a picture of that area today? I am hoping that the winds and tide shift so that part of SBB is usable.
Thanks
Rick and Grace
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Re: Sargassum Seaweed on Simpson Bay Beach Today
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07/14/2017 08:58 AM
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Don't know if it's just my computer, but I can't get the picture to come up. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Sargassum Seaweed on Simpson Bay Beach Today
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07/14/2017 09:28 AM
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The picture might be stored in your cache. Is anyone seeing the picture?
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Re: Sargassum Seaweed on Simpson Bay Beach Today
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07/14/2017 10:07 AM
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How weird. I still can't see it, and I can see the earlier pictures fine.
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Re: Sargassum Seaweed on Simpson Bay Beach Today
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07/14/2017 11:10 AM
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Time to talk to the IT Department?
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Re: Sargassum Seaweed on Simpson Bay Beach Today
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07/14/2017 11:42 AM
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He's eating lunch at the moment! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Sargassum Seaweed on Simpson Bay Beach Today
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07/15/2017 01:39 PM
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