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- just lost the cable tv
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- From: "Greg & Liz" <cabana at vincysurf.com>
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 19:28:36 -0400
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Just had a huge crack of thunder and it sounded like it hit
something…the cable tv went off…oh well, with the heavy rain we
wouldn’t have been able to hear the tv anyway…might be a better
night for reading or just sitting on the deck watching the lightning…hopefully
the electricity won’t go off…
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- thunder and lightning
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- From: "Greg & Liz" <cabana at vincysurf.com>
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 19:23:14 -0400
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Great thunder and lighting over Bequia right now…it’s
really rumbling…we’ve been getting showers off and on all day…not
much to speak of so far, but it is coming down pretty heavy right now…from
the satellite photos we should get more through the night and tomorrow, though
according to the National Hurricane site, there is no precipitation associated
with this tropical wave…wrong!!!…we need the rain...as much as we’ve
been getting showers fairly often, it hasn’t been enough to fill the
water tanks yet, though it has been enough to keep everything green and growing…the
last decent rainfall was when Gustav went over us as a wave, and that only gave
us an inch and a half of rain…gotta go calm the dog down…she isn’t
too pleased with the thunder…
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- Rain..
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- From: colvin harry <colvinharry at yahoo.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:59:07 +0000 (GMT)
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Well looking at the satellite imagery this morning seem it was gonna be a good warm day..wronngg.. that blob sneaked up on us a few hours ago and is now pounding us with some heavy downpours in kingstown and some gusty win..just noticed a trash bin blew into the road a while ago the wind is coming from all directions and rain is coming down in sheets.. Its a Wet Afternoon here in SVG..hope you all keep warm!
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- Update from St Vincent
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- From: "Haniff Sutherland" <hanniff at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:28:02 -0400
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Yesterday we had a few showers, although the clouds were very ominous looking, it only rained only for a few minutes off and on, the major event happening yesterday was the official ground breaking ceremony for the new International airport at Argyle, I was trying to get some fishing done in the bay adjacent to the event, when the explosion from the rock blast startled me, a very impressive cloud of dust rose about 100 feet into the air. Today seems a very nice day so far, although there is invest 94L seems to be strengthening, and is on a forecast path for us in the windward islands. This is the time to get prepared and ensure we are ready for any further development.
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- a damp day in Bequia
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- From: "Greg & Liz" <cabana at vincysurf.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:05:29 -0400
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We’ve had showers off and on all day today and it
looks like there is more to come…just when you think it is safe to leave
the car windows down, whoosh, another downpour…at least the rain cooled
it off a bit from yesterday…that had to be the stickiest hottest day in
Bequia history…the gardens are starting to bounce back and the hillsides
are greening up again…great for the water tanks too…
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- weather update
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- From: "Haniff Sutherland" <hanniff at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:51:49 -0400
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Had some brief lightning last night, and awoke this morning to very heavy rain, the wind is gusting to about 18Mph, so it's not too bad, will have to break out the umbrella, and brace myself for some sprinkles.
This tropical wave had seemed very impressive, but as usual seems to be breaking apart as in comes into contact with the 50 knot wind sheer,it seems as though the northern leewards are getting some of the heavy rain, we may get the effects of another band later this afternoon, again, not much swirl, but we should watch this one, as it moves over us.
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- Hot and sticky...
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- From: colvin harry <colvinharry at yahoo.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:00:56 +0000 (GMT)
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It is another Hot day here in SVG.. Lots of sunshine but of course with that comes the dreadful heat and high temperatures..Last reading.. 31 Degrees Celsius . Looking at the latest satellite imageries noticing the wave at 34 West heading our way building a nice rotation BUT the Dust is stifling it , that is not forcasted to become much but we still need to keep an eye on it that should bring some more welcomed rain in the area later this week..for now its got Dust to fight with. If anything Pops up i will update as often as necessary..Until then have a great day!
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- rain and more rain
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- From: colvin harry <colvinharry at yahoo.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:38:08 +0000 (GMT)
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After a long day of being mostly indoors and peeking outside every now and then to check up on the weather and maybe see the score on the cricket match i was at my computer looking at that wave / Blob or whatever you may want to call it for most of the day.
Today here we saw conditions being generally overcast for most of the day, jsut after midday we saw a little peek of the sunshine then it was all clouds, the shower activity was intermittent for the latter part of the day but coming into this evening we had a continuous drizzle which several hours later is still in progress.Looking for a few more showers tonight and most likely better conditions tomorrow.
Barbados seem to have been drenched today for many hours after seeing that large area of very convective clouds
in the vicinity of the island, there have been reports of the barometric pressure falling to 1008 Millibars there which means some slight strengthening did take place for a moment..not the clouds are being pulled to the North west over st Lucia and Martinique they should be in for some of the rain action for most of tomorrow.
Hope we can see some cricket tomorrow..after one shower closed the game off today..All the best to everyone !
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- Rain Rain Rain...
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- From: colvin harry <colvinharry at yahoo.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:30:31 +0000 (GMT)
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Hello guys..well at last some well welcomed rain here on mainland st vincent, the clouds are dark and heavy with a little rumble of thunder accompanying the showers, its been raining for the past few hours with a little hint of sunshine for about 5 minutes earlier..then more rain again. Currently it is Overcast with Showers and Isolated Thunderstorms, so far no gusty winds its been rather calm.As i type this cricket is being played in Barbados but luckily the heavier clouds have pulled off of Barbados to allow some play though another heavy convective area still lies East South East of the Island this should be monitored as it may disrupt play later today if it crosses the area. Conditions at ET Joshua Airport,Arnos Vale As of 9 AM |
Conditions |
Overcast with showers |
Winds |
E at 13 kph |
Air Temp. |
25.0 oC |
R.
Humidity |
91% |
Pressure |
1015.9 mb |
I will keep you updated on whats happening.. i Will Report later tonight on a Synopsis of todays Tropical Wave Activity.
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- Happy and damp in Bequia
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- From: "Greg & Liz" <cabana at vincysurf.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:35:57 -0400
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Yippee…we had to get out of bed and close windows last
night as we were getting sprinkled…and I woke periodically to the sound
of light rain on the roof…just before 8 am this morning the heavens
opened, the sound on the roof is incredible…rain is coming down so hard
that it is overflowing our rain guttering at the down spouts…it does
appear after only 25 minutes of downpour to be letting up somewhat as I can now
see across Spring Bay, whereas a little while ago I could only see the tops of
palms down below…hopefully we will get a lot more rain from this wave…This
has to be registering on the water gauges…in spite of all the showers we
had last Saturday, none of which was like what we are getting now, the bottoms
of the rain gauges were barely damp…I’m sure there is dancing in
the streets of Bequia somewhere rejoicing that the rain has really come and the
water tanks will fill again…
One of my gardeners showed up to work in spite of the rain,
and he’s either hiding from the rain somewhere, or taking advantage of it
and having an outdoor shower…I’d go dance naked outside if he weren’t
around…
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- rain showers for Bequia
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- From: "Greg & Liz" <cabana at vincysurf.com>
- Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 20:02:51 -0400
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Well, we got lots and lots of rain Saturday…the
wedding wasn’t washed out…fortunately the showers stopped for a
while mid afternoon, and as we took a water taxi to the beach it looked like
the rain was all over…not the case…as we arrived the wedding
organizer was putting out the seat cushion, which had to be taken back in about
10 minutes later when another deluge hit…but the sun came out and dried
things up a bit so the cushions were only slightly damp to sit on during the
ceremony…lovely wedding…the groom and his brothers wore kilts,
Scottish style…good thing there wasn’t a wind, though they ended up
mooning everybody later in the evening…
Back to the rain…the cedar trees are now covered in
blossoms, and the birds are going crazy…tree frogs are now singing again…the
regreening of Bequia has begun…amazing how quickly the trees respond to a
little rain…hopefully lots more to come to get the water tanks filled…
Earlier in the week, I reported 3/4s of an inch of rain…friends
who were at Young Island with their boat said after the same system/wave/front/whatever
it was, they had to bail out 15 inches of water from their dinghy…amazing
the difference 7 miles and a few mountains can make to a rainfall…
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- Oh rain where are you
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- From: "Haniff Sutherland" <hanniff at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 07:17:14 -0400
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Well, the rain has finally made an appearance. The large cloud mass which was approaching the islands seem to have fizzled out and is drifting apart, maybe due to the upper level winds which created enough sheer to prevent it from organizing; however, there are a few dark ones moving very quickly over the southern end of the island, I expect these to move over very quickly at the most with some wind. We really need the rain to refill our water reservoirs, our dependence on diesel for power generation is supplemented by hydro power, but with all the rivers being low, it created some problems. The month of June traditionally has had only 2 or 3 storms developing east of the islands, but thats no reason to get complacent, it seems to be a wet morning, so take umbrellas to the wedding Ok Greg and Liz, please extend a Stormcarib.com greeting to the lucky couple.
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- Thunderstorms in the Area...
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- From: colvin harry <colvinharry at yahoo.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 03:38:02 +0000 (GMT)
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Well after a hot ..humid day , we have got the long awaited rains with a few cracks of thunder every now and then during the past hour or so. Looking at the most recent satellite imagery, the tropical wave now referred to as a "strong" tropical wave is beginning to impact the lesser Antilles island chain, within 30 minutes of satellite imagery being updated a small high convection cell developed right off the Windward side of st Vincent and swung in some rain showers and thunderstorm activity. I have attached the GOES imagery of this cell coming into the
island. Currently a light drizzle on the outside and a faint rumble of thunder, our local forecast calls for more rain and thunderstorms tomorrow but i will keep you posted as to what happens tomorrow by gods will.. Until
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- possiblity of showers
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- From: "Greg & Liz" <cabana at vincysurf.com>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:40:53 -0400
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I’m not going to get too excited about the possibility
of rain tomorrow until it actually happens…I thought we would get more
rain at the beginning of the week and it fizzled out…We have a wedding to
go to on the beach tomorrow so I hope it will hold off until after the ceremony…Haniff
the pool is 87F…do stop by and bring your swimsuit, just call ahead and
let us know you are coming across…I had some time this afternoon to
lounge in one of the floating chairs with a nice cold shandy…it was
divine…if it gets too hot at night this summer, I think that might be
where I will sleep…
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- NHC update
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- From: "Haniff Sutherland" <hanniff at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:56:34 -0400
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In case you missed it, a blob is approaching the windward islands
000
ABNT20 KNHC 061728
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE IS APPROACHING THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.
UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER...THIS SYSTEM COULD PRODUCE
SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE
WINDWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY AND ON SATURDAY.
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
$$
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- showers in Bequia
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- From: "Greg & Liz" <cabana at vincysurf.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 16:44:45 -0400
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Is this the start of rainy season? I hope so….3/4’s
of an inch of rain last night…it sounded so wonderful on the roof…and
esp. the sound of water running down the guttering to the water tanks…plus
we’d had a teaser of a shower the night before as well…amazing how
quickly some plants respond to the slightest bit of rain, and the leaves sprout
out…
90 in the shade, very hot in the sun…
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- A Few Showers..
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- From: colvin harry <colvinharry at yahoo.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:27:17 +0000 (GMT)
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This morning we had a few breif morning showers to refresh the greenery around us..the birds seem to enjoy the little rain. Peeking to our East seeing 2 waves out there , one at about 45 West forcasted to bring us some showers here in the Eastern Caribbean around Saturday,for the moment doesnt seem like it will be anything more than a small wave but i will update you if otherwise. Right now Current Temperature 82 Degrees Fahrenheit a little warm and mostly cloudy skies with a slight breeze from the north East. I will try to give you updates on conditions on a Daily Basis where possible.
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- This rain sounds so good!!!
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- From: "Haniff Sutherland" <hanniff at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 20:09:42 -0400
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It has been raining off and on for the past 2 hours, it feels so good to just listen to it, it has certainly made things a lot cooler this evening, strange though the satellite images do not show any cloud cover, over the next few weeks people get your disaster preparation plans into execution, Greg, Liz, the pool should be a lot cooler! I may stop by in Bequia soon for a visit ok :-)
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- Still hot...
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- From: colvin harry <colvinharry at yahoo.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 16:35:19 +0000 (GMT)
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Hello all...well we are into the season now..but today its still very hot on the outside..listening to Metereologist allan archer this morning on the radio he said that there seem to be no tropical feature in the picture for us for another 2 weeks or so..with jsut a 20 % Chance of any rains..it surely remains hot here at the moment. Well last sunday at work we had a pretty interesting discussion about The preparation for the hurricane season in our country..we had callers and some very constructive discussion for just about 2 hours live.. i have attached a photo of myself at the controls with Moderater just wrapping up the program. I will update again soon once anything pops up..Until next time..Enjoy the sunshine while its here !
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- it is hot, hot, hot in Bequia
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- From: "Greg & Liz" <cabana at vincysurf.com>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 15:43:35 -0400
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Not only is it hot, it is very dry…it’s 90F in
the shade…when you walk by the doors you feel the heat boiling in…the
best place to be is in the shade in the breeze or in the pool, except the pool
is in the sun still…the things we suffer to live in the Caribbean…the
pool is 87F but late in the day once the sun is gone it is refreshing…
Bequia continues to get browner and drier…I think we
had a total of ¼ inch of rain in May…hopefully June will bring us some
good rain…we almost always have rain the first week of June, so fingers
crossed, this year will not prove to be the exception…except that it is
hotter than usual…
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- Answering the call
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- From: "Haniff Sutherland" <hanniff at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 06:41:44 -0400
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Hi all,
Just answering the call from Colvin, I too have noticed the change in the weather, at first I attributed it to the normal changing of the phase of the moon effect, but taking a closer look at the sea temperature and the conditions in the Gulf of Mexico would say otherwise. Things are ramping up folks please, please be prepared this season, ensure your family and business recovery plans are in place!
I hope that the few showers will refill the water reservoirs and bring back the island to its usual green splendor, and as usual I stand ready to update from St Vincent and the Grenadines, many thanks to Gert for this wonderful site!
regards
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- Yayyy Rain !
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- From: colvin harry <colvinharry at yahoo.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 02:22:33 +0000 (GMT)
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Hello friends...Its been a while since i have posted here ( actually last time was november last year ).. but im back ready for the 2008 hurricane season..keeping you posted as to what is happening on the ground here in St Vincent.
After an extended period of rather dry humid conditions...it seems the rains have returned..as i type this message a nice shower is falling outside. This is predicted to be above normal once again so we all should keep an eye on any unusual "blob" that may pop up.
Soon i will post some Cool Photos of St Vincent ( once i can get my cam working again ).Also..I have made it a habit to go at least once every 2 days to stormcarib.com..especially to check out the regular "dearmissmermaid" posts.. she always has something interesting to share...head on over to the
Tortola island updates and you will see what i mean :-) ..Good work miss mermaid still keeping us going during the Dry season.
Thats all for now... hope to see a post from Haniff Soon :-)
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- water trucks everywhere
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- From: "Greg & Liz" <cabana at vincysurf.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 19:13:20 -0400
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That little bit of rain the other day was just a teaser…everywhere
you go lately you see water delivery trucks…even people with big cisterns
are running out…the shrubs are looking so sad…I keep seeing iguanas
lately, just about every day…I’m not sure if they are out of the
bush looking for water…love that neon green colour of the younger ones…
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- showers
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- From: "Greg & Liz" <cabana at vincysurf.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 17:47:34 -0400
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Last nights rain only amounted to about ½ an inch, but like
I said it’s a good start…we had a little downpour this afternoon as
well that made some nice big puddles but within a ½ hour when I was driving
back the way I’d come through the downpour, the road was dry already…cleaned
the dust off the car though…already that was enough to bring out some mossies…
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- rain showers
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- From: "Greg & Liz" <cabana at vincysurf.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 19:10:30 -0400
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We got a sprinkle of rain last night that was enough to keep
the patios wet until morning and the ground looked damp too…just got some
good noisy rumbling on the roof showers…It’s a start...
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- no rain for us in those clouds
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- From: "Greg & Liz" <cabana at vincysurf.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 16:05:09 -0400
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It’s been overcast all day today but there was no rain
for us in all those clouds…it’s very hot and humid…fortunately
the pool is cool and clear…
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- Hot and Dry in Bequia
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- From: "Greg & Liz" <cabana at vincysurf.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 17:32:02 -0400
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I heard some excited chatter earlier today about a little
rain shower that part of the island got last night…we didn’t get
it, but we sure need it...At 5:30 it is 86F in the shade…a little hazy to
the east…a gentle wisp of a breeze…I’m off to water the
plants in our courtyard…everything is dry and drooping…
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