Calala island, Nicaragua
Nov 17, 2020, 11:52 am
#16
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SJO/MGA
Programs: bits of shiny plastic w/ varied utility
Posts: 383
Just an FYI or ICYMI:
Cat 5 Hurricane Iota made landfall last night just north of Calala. While they were on the backside, I'd predict major storm surge damages at a minimum.
Hurricane Eta made landfall just two weeks ago in basically the same spot (Haulover, Nicaragua). My contacts in the area - Puerto Cabezas to the north, Bluefields to the south - reported a lot of infrastructure damage from Eta.
Iota was a MUCH more powerful storm.
Cat 5 Hurricane Iota made landfall last night just north of Calala. While they were on the backside, I'd predict major storm surge damages at a minimum.
Hurricane Eta made landfall just two weeks ago in basically the same spot (Haulover, Nicaragua). My contacts in the area - Puerto Cabezas to the north, Bluefields to the south - reported a lot of infrastructure damage from Eta.
Iota was a MUCH more powerful storm.
Nov 18, 2020, 9:32 pm
#17
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 139
Just an FYI or ICYMI:
Cat 5 Hurricane Iota made landfall last night just north of Calala. While they were on the backside, I'd predict major storm surge damages at a minimum.
Hurricane Eta made landfall just two weeks ago in basically the same spot (Haulover, Nicaragua). My contacts in the area - Puerto Cabezas to the north, Bluefields to the south - reported a lot of infrastructure damage from Eta.
Iota was a MUCH more powerful storm.
Cat 5 Hurricane Iota made landfall last night just north of Calala. While they were on the backside, I'd predict major storm surge damages at a minimum.
Hurricane Eta made landfall just two weeks ago in basically the same spot (Haulover, Nicaragua). My contacts in the area - Puerto Cabezas to the north, Bluefields to the south - reported a lot of infrastructure damage from Eta.
Iota was a MUCH more powerful storm.
Nov 19, 2020, 5:48 am
#18
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SJO/MGA
Programs: bits of shiny plastic w/ varied utility
Posts: 383
I've seen video from Little Corn Island -- approximately 30 miles SSE where there was pretty extensive structural damage and significant beach erosion.
The problem with Calala (and all the Pearl Cays) is very low elevation. Storm surge probably inundated the entire island.
Fingers crossed for your trip. That whole area is one of my favorite places anywhere.
The problem with Calala (and all the Pearl Cays) is very low elevation. Storm surge probably inundated the entire island.
Fingers crossed for your trip. That whole area is one of my favorite places anywhere.
Nov 19, 2020, 6:03 am
#19
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 407
Nov 19, 2020, 6:59 pm
#20
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 139
I had originally booked with Copa and United, but they have cancelled all their flights to MGA until January. Leaves me flying either AA or Spirit, for which I chose the former.
Nov 19, 2020, 7:15 pm
#21
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 407
I will contact them in a weeks time since it is not an urgent matter and give them some time to deal with the aftermath first.
I had originally booked with Copa and United, but they have cancelled all their flights to MGA until January. Leaves me flying either AA or Spirit, for which I chose the former.
I had originally booked with Copa and United, but they have cancelled all their flights to MGA until January. Leaves me flying either AA or Spirit, for which I chose the former.
Dec 9, 2020, 11:33 am
#24
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 139
Follow up. My stay was originally at the end of December 2020; AA had cancelled all flights to MGA through the end of the year, leaving only Spirit and Avianca (though with recent lock downs from California, it would not surprise me if these flights get cancelled too). Due to the logistical nightmare this has become, Calala Island rep is allowing my partner and I to move our dates to next year! The cancellation policy is technically 90 days, so we are far beyond getting our points back, and we are grateful that the property is allowing us to be flexible at this time.
Hoping to stay in Calala next year's end instead!
Hoping to stay in Calala next year's end instead!
May 26, 2021, 10:08 am
#30
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 407
It was great, I was there 6 nights and only on the first night was there another couple there so the next 5 nights I literally had a private island. Upgraded to Master Suite. The only changes were to the activities listed, they axed the nearby in town experience which I didn't really care about. Also the picnic on a deserted island, while you could still do it each island had a person or two on it now that stays there to watch over the island (only started about 3 months ago), we didn't care much about that either so didn't do it. We did go island hopping, snorkeling, and fishing.