Big Storm! Maybe a hurricane?

On Sunday there was a big storm.  Scary and fun!

The weather forecasts for Cozumel are more or less reliable.  Often, predicted rain happens elsewhere on the island or over the ocean, or only lasts a few minutes.  So why get excited about it? But the forecast for Sunday was very right!  It said there'd be a storm at 5pm.  There was. Definitely. 

But I didn't really pay attention to the forecast. At 5 pm, I was about 4 km from home on my bike.  The sky over the mainland was dark, and the darkness was moving towards the island.  What to do?  Seek shelter?  Or get moving?  I made the decision to get moving!

Happily, the wind was mostly in my back, so my ride home was relatively quick.  And I didn't get hit by any flying stuff.  The fun parts were the deep puddle, and waving at folks who were maybe smarter than me, huddled in doorways and under roof overhangs, mostly staying dry....

Some folks said that the storm actually ranked as a class 1 hurricane.  I couldn't find any new stories to confirm that.  So I don't know.  But it was pretty impressive anyhow

Photos (I didn't take any cause I was trying to get home, these are from other folks)
1- The storm over Playa del Carmen.  Taken by a friend there.
2 & 3 - Panorama shots taken from Money Bar.  I think there "wave" is cause the photographer moved while taking the panorama.
4 - Random photo - me in Celestun
5 - The view from my chair on a beautiful day!