About a year ago, I did a post speaking to beach erosion in Negril. Read it here. That post had pictures of a severely eroded shoreline right by Negril Tree House Resort, Negril, Jamaica. I took those pics April 2013. In March 2014 we returned to Negril Tree House resort and I noticed something different. Where water once lapped up against the bar, there was solid at least 25 feet of powdery, white, gorgeous Negril sand. The beach appeared to have magically extended. Naturally, I started to ask questions of the staff.
“De sea did tek it weh, and it gi we back now”.
“A so it go enuh…give and take”.
So there was no addition of sand? No one came and dumped sand here to reconstruct the beach?”
*laughing* “Noooo, Man…a so it go. It just come back so.”
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| There’s the bar in the back ground…see how much sand now between bar and sea |
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| That low concrete ridge is where the sea used to lap up against…only glorious sand now |
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| No sea encroaching here anymore….at least a brand new 25′ of white sand |
Ok, then. I really want to understand what is happening here. This last week, Negril has been very topical in the news. This commentary in the Sunday Gleaner of May 5 gives a useful summary and perspective I think.
And you know my love-affair with that piece of Paradise that was simply gifted by God to us. We didn’t have to buy it. We didn’t have to make it. All we are asked to do is two things: enjoy it and take care of it.
I already enjoy it. Please help me understand what is happening so I can do my part to take care of it.