I think a good ten years, but the damage (here anyway) is caused by birds pulling it apart to use for their nests :) Our landlord said when the last major hurricane came through here, about three years ago (Wilma?), there was no damage to either of the big palapas on the property at all! That's pretty amazing, isn't it?!
I use to go to Monterrey and Playa del Carmen Mexico pretty regularly back in the 90's and I was always amazed at those structures with the grass roofs like that. I would have thought that all the salt air from the beach would just eat those things up but I guess not based on what you are saying.
We're actually in Playa del Carmen; perhaps the ones right on the beach tell a different story? I'm not sure, but next time I'm there, I'll have to have a closer look :)
Why don't you still travel here? Although it's grown considerably since then. We vacationed here for years as well, and are just far enough away from the major tourist areas to make it thoroughly enjoyable and way more authentic.
I traveled there on business , entertaining clients with golf and fishing and the resort stuff. I switched companies and we don't take customers out of the country with this company and I really didn't enjoy it that much, my spanish isn't that great and I have gotten were I hate to fly now so it just doesn't appeal to me.
My favorite restaurant there was La Parialla , or something like that, downtown, great steaks in that place, I'm not sure of the spelling, but the name meant "the grill" when translated to English.
I love that place! They just bring around trays and trays of meat? That one I think :) We've found that we can cook so cheap at home, we rarely go out anymore, but if and when we're in the mood for some meat sweats, that's the place to go!
I get that the business end of things, entertaining clients would get tiresome, and flying really is a pain in the butt now :)
I think a good ten years, but the damage (here anyway) is caused by birds pulling it apart to use for their nests :) Our landlord said when the last major hurricane came through here, about three years ago (Wilma?), there was no damage to either of the big palapas on the property at all! That's pretty amazing, isn't it?!
I use to go to Monterrey and Playa del Carmen Mexico pretty regularly back in the 90's and I was always amazed at those structures with the grass roofs like that. I would have thought that all the salt air from the beach would just eat those things up but I guess not based on what you are saying.
We're actually in Playa del Carmen; perhaps the ones right on the beach tell a different story? I'm not sure, but next time I'm there, I'll have to have a closer look :)
Why don't you still travel here? Although it's grown considerably since then. We vacationed here for years as well, and are just far enough away from the major tourist areas to make it thoroughly enjoyable and way more authentic.
I traveled there on business , entertaining clients with golf and fishing and the resort stuff. I switched companies and we don't take customers out of the country with this company and I really didn't enjoy it that much, my spanish isn't that great and I have gotten were I hate to fly now so it just doesn't appeal to me.
My favorite restaurant there was La Parialla , or something like that, downtown, great steaks in that place, I'm not sure of the spelling, but the name meant "the grill" when translated to English.
I love that place! They just bring around trays and trays of meat? That one I think :) We've found that we can cook so cheap at home, we rarely go out anymore, but if and when we're in the mood for some meat sweats, that's the place to go!
I get that the business end of things, entertaining clients would get tiresome, and flying really is a pain in the butt now :)