My friend Hayley and myself were on our last night of our holiday when the earthquake started. We had been having the best holiday ever when it turned into a nightmare! We had decided to get an early night as our flight was the next morning (or so we thought!) when our windows and walls in our room started shaking! The next thing we knew our beds had been thrown to the other side of the room and we were in darkness. We grabbed our things and ran. We could hear people screaming from nearby rooms and everyone just made a dash for the front of the hotel. We had never been so scared in our lives! We were gathered outside reception listening while the rep informed us of what was going on when it started again. Everybody went to the front of the hotel. Most people were petrified but others were unphased by the situation! We most of the night in reception drinking tea and coffee and chatting with the other guests, exchanging stories and our fears! We sat together and waited while each aftershock passed. We were truly grateful for what everbody did to help and the other guests who kept us two 20 yr olds calm throughout the horrible experience! We also got to fly out back to the UK in the afternoon the next day. Hello to everyone who stayed at the Coral Marien, and if you remember us then we thank you for keeping us company and making a scary experience not seem so bad after all!! :)
louisa