We’re getting a lot of rain and some strong winds, they decided it was going to hit far enough south to stay here.

They put a 9 o’clock curfew in place.

The ocean is pretty rough out there.

The staff and security are chasing people back into the rooms. There are silly people wanting to get near the ocean.

We sat outside and watched the storm come in until it started to rain. Then we went inside.

We might lose power. We have one big candle for the whole place. We couldn’t find any flashlights at the store – but we didn’t go to Wal-Mart downtown.

We’re watching the TV and the news here.

The mayor didn’t push evacuation because the storm is supposed to hit is so far south. The locals say Chetumal is a small and very poor town. It will hit them very hard. 

Some of the staff people are staying here tonight.

A woman who works here told us that after Wilma the (Nichupte) Lagoon and the Caribbean Sea joined together and flooded the area, coming in through the hotel.

I want to see a hurricane but I have enough sense not to wish for it.

I think everything’s going to be fine, but if I see trees flying and broken glass…