Question, in 2 weeks, 2 friends of mine and I will be flying to mexico (first couple of days Mexico city, than off to the west coast, near Puerta Vallarta). A big ass huricane is likely to land in that area (patricia). We can still reschedule our plans to go the east coast instead. If we'd rearrange, we 'only' lose 200 euro (internal flight from mexico city to Puerta Vallarta).

If the hurricane does not hit that area directly, would you rearrange the plans or just go there?

 

Even if it only passes by, the weather will be horrible.

 

Ye, but it lands tomorrow, so that is still 2 weeks before we arrive. That's the dilemma haha.

 

If it hits as hard as the forecasters are saying it will, there won't be much point going there anyway.

 

I would go east

 

Ye, think we'll do that. Was hoping for some reasuring words haha.

 

Look into Tulum, I go there one or two times a year and love it. There are hotels for all budgets but it is not a club scene like Cancun or playa del carmen. There is a great hotel called Ahau there. a little more expensive but worth it imo.

Of course if you're young and need the noise and action then stay in Cancun.

 

go east --

 

Yeah, that would be the alternative. thanks for the advice

 

Puerto Vallarta did not impress me at all while under plenty sun shine and blue skies...I only can imagine the area after a cat 5 storm... Playa del Carmen and Tulum offer more desirable locales... that's of course IMO... good luck!

 

Hehe. We would go surfing there but not stay in PV but somewhere in that region. Eastcoast it is.

 

205mph sustained winds. Biggest hurricane to ever hit the western hemisphere. Landfall today. If it hits with the projected force there won't be much of P.V. to see anyway. Not that much normally. Go east young man.

 

That about covers it.

 

haha indeed

 

My thoughts go out to the Mexicans tonight. I wouldn't want to be there right now.

 

And the power from the wind is proportional to wind velocity cubed. So a doubling of wind speed theoretically produces 8 times the destructive power. Scary.