[fattypatty]

not sure if this has been discussed (i haven't been visiting the site lately)......

i just came back and can gladly report that the smell everyone spoke of at the beach is largely gone - you can still smell some of it lingering in the air while swimming but the beach is safe. however, the sand in the ocean feels thick and vicous like you're standing on quicksand. it's quite nasty imo. finally, the stellaris has a lot of seaweed floating in water and a lot of crushed shells at the shoreline.

walking around the shore you can see instances of beach erosion - especially in front of the playa linda and the hotel next to it - the palm tree roots are exposed by at least 2 feet.

other than that, everything seems normal on the island.