Caribbean - the perfect climate?

Brian K <brianxt1951@> wrote in
news:i3Qnc.5166$KE6.5046@newsread3.news.atl.earthl ink.net:

> Be sure to stop by Our Lady of Knock and say a prayer to the Key West
> Nun.

wonderful story, Brian!

I've always been drawn to the keys...amazing imagary...much of it inspired
by Hemingway.

ychen@bmwe30.net (Yaofeng) wrote in news:e89d1e3e.0405110800.1e3fa5f0
@com:

>
> Aruba has be a leading candidate. No hurricane, temperature
> consistently in the 80's year round. There is no need for weather
> forecast. It is sunny everyday.
>
> But too much sunshine makes a desert. Aruba is almost desert like.
>

THAT is the same conclusion that I came to.

Just too much like an arid, lifeless, desert.

"fradybunch" <fradybunch@ellijay.com> wrote in
news:c7qdh202jb4@enews4.newsguy.com:

> The ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao) are outside the hurricane
> belt. On our trip to Curacao, I COULD BREATHE! As a person who has
> had sinus trouble my whole life, being able to breathe was a whole
> vacation in itself. Curacao is a very dry island. I believe this is
> the perfect climate, but then I like heat, and not humidity. No
> volcanos (AFAIK) and no tornados. (And great snorkleing!)


Sandi, I have always had sinus problems as well.....and i did look at
Curacao a few months ago, online,

My only concern was the lack of water..........seems to be an issue on a
fair few of the smaller southern islands.

I have fell in love with the look of the Grenadines.......some of the
awesome lots, overlookng the sea, on Bequia are very tempting.

On Wed, 12 May 2004 00:14:24 GMT, Rosalie B.
<gmbeasley@> wrote:

>Maybe you mean no-see-ums or gnats. In the Bahamas they have the
>sunset/evening no-see-ums and they also have ones that are out in the
>daytime too. No-see-ums can go through regular screening.

Midgets can do that too?

Damn, where have I been?

>Mosquitos (just the females which are the only ones that bite) make a
>whining noise. Very high frequency noise-if you have a noise induced
>hearing loss, you might not be able to hear them. They are also
>mostly out at night.

Like vampire midgets.

>The best you can do is decide what is an acceptable risk for you and
>go for it. IMHO the cost of living and the medical care are at least
>equally important when deciding where to live.

Yeah but who wants to live where midgets attack and ooze thru door
screens?

>If I were going to spend extended time there, I might consider Belize
>- the highlands do not have bug problems - don't have screens just
>like London. And they speak English..

They also speak that secret, scary circus lingo....and they know
CLOWNS!!!!!!!!

Cruising Chrissy <doublebreasted@m> wrote in
news:ogv2a0tk6qm7l4sgt7m4ofb9ru9k4mu4ti@:

> On Wed, 12 May 2004 00:14:24 GMT, Rosalie B.
> <gmbeasley@> wrote:
>
>>Maybe you mean no-see-ums or gnats. In the Bahamas they have the
>>sunset/evening no-see-ums and they also have ones that are out in the
>>daytime too. No-see-ums can go through regular screening.
>
> Midgets can do that too?
>
> Damn, where have I been?
>
>>Mosquitos (just the females which are the only ones that bite) make a
>>whining noise. Very high frequency noise-if you have a noise induced
>>hearing loss, you might not be able to hear them. They are also
>>mostly out at night.
>
> Like vampire midgets.
>
>>The best you can do is decide what is an acceptable risk for you and
>>go for it. IMHO the cost of living and the medical care are at least
>>equally important when deciding where to live.
>
> Yeah but who wants to live where midgets attack and ooze thru door
> screens?
>
>>If I were going to spend extended time there, I might consider Belize
>>- the highlands do not have bug problems - don't have screens just
>>like London. And they speak English..
>
> They also speak that secret, scary circus lingo....and they know
> CLOWNS!!!!!!!!


are you on drugs? ;)

the word used was 'midges'........'midges' are a tiny insect that the
Scots and Irish have to put up with in the summer time, for a couple of
hours around sunset.

I don't believe that this insect is to be found elsewhere in the world.

Cruising Chrissy <doublebreasted@m> wrote in
news:ss43a0lk1m80rjv1dljlid3qo0khc95jv3@:

>><<yawn>>
>
> Yawn? Wait till you have one of those little suckers eat the toe nail
> paint off you.
>


enough...enough.

I surrender....I come in peace...please, no more midget jokes!


<warm friendly smile>

On 5/12/04 11:46 PM, in article BCC8E660.33BDC%evleth@wanadoo.fr, "Earl
Evleth" <evleth@wanadoo.fr> wrote:

> Actually some of the "native places" on the islands are "better" and much
> cheaper (like $5 not $50)! I happen to like barbecue ribs (something which
> is not generally found in France). Some of the islands have obviously
> two economies, one for the natives, one for the tourists.
>
> Earl
So true internationally..... I think they call it "kamahina discount" in
Hawaii

Earl Evleth <evleth@wanadoo.fr> wrote in

> I generally find the food in the Caribbean not too good.
>
> The French side of Saint Martin, up in Grande Case, has some good
> places, however. When traveling from Paris to the BVI to sail we
> usually stop in Saint Martin for about a week to ward off jet lag and
> not spoil the sailing. Then we go to the BVI, which for me is a bit of
> a desert food wise. We have not sailed in the Grenadines for years
> but the food was not great there either.
>
> Actually some of the "native places" on the islands are "better" and
> much cheaper (like $5 not $50)! I happen to like barbecue ribs
> (something which is not generally found in France). Some of the
> islands have obviously two economies, one for the natives, one for the
> tourists.


totally agree.

I honestly couldn't look at some of the food when I was in the
caribbean.

I picked up a bug half way through my vacation.......and I had to
remakin close to a loo for days.

The chicken and meat even looks different from what we get in the west.

I suspect that they use a lot more of the animal than we do.

I was almost going to venture into the one Kentucky Fried Chicken on the
island that I was on, to see if their chicken looked the same as the
strange chicken i was seeing elsewhere on the island.

In article <Xns94E8A279319Afluffy@140.99.99.130>, strawberry icecream says...
>
>I picked up a bug half way through my vacation.......and I had to
>remakin close to a loo for days.

No need to ruin your vacation...if you had a carried Cipro(antibiotic),you could
have knocked that bug out in 24hrs or less.

You can get Cipro on the internet without a prescription for about $100.

I always take a supply as a precaution so I dont spoil at least part of
a $5000 vacation..plus you don't have to worry so much about getting a bug,
knowing you have an antidote. In other words, you can have a rum drink with
ice in Trinidad without the worry that the bug in the ice will ruin your trip.

john

Rhythmwize <Rhythmwize_member@newsguy.com> wrote in
news:c80btl0q0v@drn.newsguy.com:

> In article <Xns94E8A279319Afluffy@140.99.99.130>, strawberry icecream
> says...
>>
>>I picked up a bug half way through my vacation.......and I had to
>>remakin close to a loo for days.
>
> No need to ruin your vacation...if you had a carried
> Cipro(antibiotic),you could have knocked that bug out in 24hrs or
> less.
>
> You can get Cipro on the internet without a prescription for about
> $100.
>
> I always take a supply as a precaution so I dont spoil at least part
> of a $5000 vacation..plus you don't have to worry so much about
> getting a bug, knowing you have an antidote. In other words, you can
> have a rum drink with ice in Trinidad without the worry that the bug
> in the ice will ruin your trip.


John, thanks for the tip.

Wow, that drug sure costs a lot of money!!!!

Is it produced in central or south america by any chance!

;)