Hey Ruth,

Already talked to Sandra on the phone. Everybody is ok at Portofino, and so are all of the neighbors. We sat out the storm with 10 staff, and we have been cleaning since this morning. We are getting the rest of the staff in by 1:30 pm, and we will be fully operational for lunch tomorrow (Restaurant and Resort).

Damage is minor. We are currently on generator power, but think General power will be restored today. It took me a while to get the internet back up and running. Phones were down for a while as the battery backup systems have been unavailable with BTL for the past 2 years. For now we can not receive calls from abroad (except for the cell phone, when we have reception), but the email is working, and we will be answering them from 1:30 pm on.

Jan van Noord
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Portofino Restaurant & Beach Resort[/u]
North Ambergris Caye
New Website: [u]www.portofino.bz