Trip report - Disturbing

Attachment 25588Attachment 25589Attachment 25590Attachment 25591My wife and I have been coming to Negril almost every year since 2001. We love it for all the reasons you do.
We always stay at The Treehouse and enjoy it. What's troubling is the beach erosion and I just thought I would post some pics. The hammock pic at bottom is from our first trip in 2001. We are in a hammock (tree has long been dead) next to the bar and there was soooo much beach in front of the bar. The beach has been slowly going away every year but this is what we saw (top pic) when we arrived at the end of March. Half the beach was gone. There used to be a volleyball court at the back end of the beach but that's where the lounge chairs had to be positioned because where they used to be, is now underwater. Distressing. Sandbags were being used to help with erosion and it seemed to be helping because by the time we left 7 days later the sandbags were almost covered.
Ok so you don't feel totally bummed we enjoyed three dives for first time - Twice! Sweet spice still has outstanding oxtail (prepare to wait an hour for it). Niah's is still standing somehow and it's awesome! The jerk sausage at Push cart is still almost worth the trip (though the power went out while we were there). Ossie's still has the best jerk in Negril IMHO.

I don't think it's erosion,just seasonal. I was the early Dec and the beach was very big.

This is how it looked at Christmas...so its actually better since then..:D
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This is what it was like 12 years ago

This is from last year. Now the water comes up almost to the treeline.
Sorry to be a Debbie Downer..


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Originally Posted by Orchid

This is how it looked at Christmas...so its actually better since then..:D
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Actually it isn't. I get my early morning coffee carafe at Country Country pictured there and that sand in front is gone.

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Originally Posted by Orchid

This is how it looked at Christmas...so its actually better since then..:D
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That wall has since been removed.

The sand might be seasonal; but, I think that the Treehouse is slowly being swallowed by the ocean.

I was there Dec 7-20 the beach was very wide. When you use the photo of the Tree House bar that is very close to the water isnt a good barometer. Same with Boat Bar & Tonys Hut. Very close to the water.

Here is a picture of the Treehouse's Beach Restaurant from April, 2011


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Holly cow!

The beach is a living thing. As the sand is eroded in one area, another area gets the sand deposited. The beach in front of Sunbeach was muddy and full of sea grass in 2011. This year, you can walk for many meters from shore and still be in waist high water and beautiful sand bottom. The point Village had a very small beach in the cove between the Point and Hedo. It is now 300-400 meters wide.

The sea takeith and the sea giveith back.

Of course this doesn’t help out the owners of The Tree House.