By Tom Nic (BonaireTalker - Post #19) on Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 8:28 pm: |
Is anybody else watching these storms with a bit of trepidation? I feel a bit silly when all I have at stake is a vacation when some people might loose their homes or their lives, but...
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By Greg Mossman (BonaireTalker - Post #13) on Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 8:30 pm: |
I'd also like to know how, since they're so far away from Bonaire.
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By Freddie, (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #10641) on Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 8:32 pm: |
Hi Guys,, here is a thread that is over in the local section..
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By Tom Nic (BonaireTalker - Post #20) on Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 8:36 pm: |
Thanks for the link Freddie... Tough times on Cayman and elsewhere...
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By Freddie, (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #10642) on Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 8:38 pm: |
I'll put a link over on that thread as well..
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By Jim Woodward (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #141) on Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 9:45 pm: |
In addition to the Caribbean Hurricane Nework, take a look at Weather Underground--just google it and look for Tropical Weather. Here in Florida, September 12 is too far away to even consider--the 2 current storms should be gone by then. Keep an eye on Invest 97 though. btw, we are going on a cruise out of Miami on the 22nd, so we are watching for vacation AND house!!!
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By Susan Davis, InfoBonaire, Bon. Insider (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #238) on Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 7:10 am: |
Hi, all--for a weather report from a local, it's now hot-hot-hot, fairly still winds, and clear skies. Last week we were a bit cloudy as what was Gustav before it was Gustav sort of come by, but then it went north and we didn't even have any rain (at least where I'm at).
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By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3287) on Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 7:49 am: |
For great weather info and posts go to www.stormcarib.com.
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By Tom Nic (BonaireTalker - Post #21) on Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 11:04 am: |
Great suggestions! Thanks for the links, and for the immediate weather report.
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By Susan Davis, InfoBonaire, Bon. Insider (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #239) on Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 11:33 am: |
Yes, Tom, you can expect light to no winds in September and early October, along with higher humidity, both of which contribute to feeling the heat more. The last two weeks in October, the winds will start to pick up slightly again.
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By Greg Mossman (BonaireTalker - Post #14) on Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 12:36 pm: |
Yikes, I was hoping for a least a little breeze. We're flying in Saturday a.m. Oh well, like Tom said, it should make more southern sites accessible. I guess we'll be frequenting the few restaurants that have A/C if the nights are too stifling.
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By Susan Davis, InfoBonaire, Bon. Insider (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #240) on Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 3:31 pm: |
Hi Greg, I would rate the bug population on "low to medium" right now. It's not nearly as bad as it is during rainy season, but in the past month we did have a few good showers, which ramped them up a bit.
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By *joe brannan* (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #511) on Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 4:02 pm: |
Tom, I'm on the Houston to Bonaire redeye on 9/13, so we should be in the water at the same time. Watching the hurricane(S) from a different perspective as I live 25 miles in shore and 120 miles down the coast from Houston. It looks, for now, like we're dodging the Gustav bullet as it tracks more east, so we say prayers for those that are getting hit and try to remember for next time that it could be us that time. It's kind of the nature of living near the coast.
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By Greg Mossman (BonaireTalker - Post #15) on Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 6:33 pm: |
Thanks for the list, Susan! I hadn't realized Papaya Moon had a/c, as we ate outdoors last time. Maybe we'll try them again, see if they can get our order right this time. The food was great there, but just not what we ordered, and for a Tex-Mex place, they made one of the worst margaritas I've had on the island. The rest are already on my to-do list for this visit, save for China Nobo, except that I'm not sure if Casablanca is open because they never responded to my online reservation request I sent last week (I always like to make at least one reservation ahead of time, for the Saturday we fly in).
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By Tom Nic (BonaireTalker - Post #22) on Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 7:31 pm: |
Hi Joe! Hope to bump into you! I'm the attractive (uhmm... portly) guy with the silly "I'm so excited to be in Bonaire I can't stand it" grin! :-) We're staying at the Golden Reef - a couple of buddies and our non-diving wives.
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By *joe brannan* (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #512) on Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 9:01 pm: |
Mebbe we could do a "attractive yet portly" parade. We'd probably need to close the streets tho (that's Texas portly and you know how we are down here). I'm not exactly sure where Golden Reef is but I think it's in Hato so we'll be kinda neighbors, we're in a little blue house (Topana Cottage) on Playa Lechi about a block north of the old Yellow Submarine shop. Wouldn't mind hooking up as I dive and the wife doesn't.
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By Susan Davis, InfoBonaire, Bon. Insider (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #242) on Monday, September 1, 2008 - 8:04 am: |
Greg, there are lots of restaurants which are planning to close for all or part of September, because this is usually the slowest month of the year, and a lot of the retaurant folks take their vacations. That may be why you may not have heard back from Casablanca.
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By Greg Mossman (BonaireTalker - Post #18) on Monday, September 1, 2008 - 10:39 am: |
I think this will be my third trip in a row when Casablanca is closed. I'm beginning to think it doesn't really exist, that it's either a mass hallucination or a conspiracy against me.
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By Greg Mossman (BonaireTalker - Post #20) on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 - 1:52 pm: |
No conspiracy, they're open and I have a reservation for Saturday night in air-conditioned comfort. We'll brave the heat to eat "outdoors" at Wil's or ML or D&G's later in the week after we've acclimated.
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By Susan Davis, InfoBonaire, Bon. Insider (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #243) on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 7:21 am: |
Greg, as it looks like now with the predicted tracks of both, neither Ike nor Josephine will be close enough to cause much in wind reversals for Bonaire.
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By Tom Nic (BonaireTalker - Post #30) on Friday, September 12, 2008 - 1:11 pm: |
Well, it looks like Ike is going to mess up some folks' plans to get to Bonaire - my heartfelt sympathies to you, and prayers for those in Ike's path.
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