From David and Asma of the Green Parrot:
DEAR FRIENDS, PAST AND FUTURE GUESTS,
ALTHOUGH WE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO SEND INDIVIDUAL UPDATES/REPLIES TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND CONDITIONS WE ARE OPERATING UNDER, WE ARE SENDING THIS GENERAL MESSAGE AS AN UPDATE UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY.
WE SEEK AND APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE, UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION DURING THIS HARD, DIFFICULT AND VERY TRYING TIME OF DISASTER.
STARTING WITH THE GOOD NEWS; DAVID, ASMA, THE STAFF OF THE GREEN PARROT AN THEIR FAMILIES, MANY FRIENDS HERE IN BELIZE, NEIGE (OUR PET DOG), JUPITER AND STUPITER (OUR PARROTS) ALL HAVE SURVIVED IRIS WITH NO LIVES LOST; WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR THIS BLESSING.
ON THE OTHER HAND, OUR PROPERTY, LIKE MANY OTHERS, HAVE SUFFERED A GREAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DUE TO IRIS'S WATER SURGE AND WIND; LEAVING US WITH NO ELECTRICITY, PHONE LINES, RUNNING WATER, AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY UTILITIES. HENCE, COMMUNICATING WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT THIS TIME.
WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO KEEP YOU UPDATED, HOWEVER PLEASE REALIZE THAT WITH THE LIMITED RESOURCES WE CURRENTLY HAVE, WEEKLY OR LESS FREQUENT UPDATES MAY BE ALL WE ARE ABLE TO MANAGE AT THIS TIME. AGAIN, YOUR UNDERSTANDING, PATIENCE AND COMPASSION ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
ALTHOUGH IT IS DIFFICULT TO THINK CLEARLY AND ANTICIPATE EVERY ISSUE, QUESTION, OR CONCERN THAT YOU MAY HAVE, WE ARE LISTING BELOW AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE CURRENTLY CAN PROVIDE AND ANTICIPATE:
1) CURRENT RESERVATIONS (THOSE WHO HAVE PRE-PAYMENTS MADE) - WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED BY THIS DISASTER, YOU WILL BE CONTACTED VIA E-MAIL AS SOON AS WE HAVE BETTER ACCESS TO COMMUNICATIONS.
2) FUTURE AND PENDING RESERVATIONS - REPAIRS AND RECONSTRUCTION TIME ESTIMATES ARE BEING GATHERED AT THIS TIME. WE WILL POST OUR RE-OPENING DATE ON OUR WEB SITE AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO US. WE WILL ALSO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY AS SOON AS WE HAVE BETTER ACCESS TO COMMUNICATIONS.
3) VENDORS - SAME AS # 2 ABOVE.
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CURRENTLY OTHER RESORTS MAY BE FULLY OPERATIONAL. FOR RESERVATIONS AND AVAILABILITY, PLEASE CONTACT THESE RESORTS DIRECTLY.
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IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE ELSE THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM THIS INFORMATION, PLEASE PASS IT ON, WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
AGAIN, OUR COMMUNICATION ACCESS IS VERY LIMITED AT THIS TIME, WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION.
OUR WEB SITE IS LOCATED AT
WWW.GREENPARROT-BELIZE.COM, OUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IS
[email protected] AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE NO PHONE ACCESS.
WE HAVE RECEIVED WELL WISHING E-MAILS FROM MANY OF YOU. WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AND WE REGRET NOT BEING ABLE TO GENERATE PERSONALIZED REPLIES AT THIS TIME.
THANKS YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.
ASMA AND DAVID ALLARDICE