Travel Bliss

When booking vacations to the Caribbean, many clients ask me, “When is it rainy season”. Unlike the Eastern Caribbean, Bonaire has a very low average rainfall, about 16 inches a year. Most of our rain falls in the Oct.- Feb. timeframe. Some years I can recall hardly any rain and others, a lot. For about 6 weeks we have had tremendous rainfall which is great for the plants and the critters on island. This week, it was quite something. Enjoy a few photos of my yard. The ground is so saturated, I am growing mushrooms, something I have never seen.

I am pretty much a weather junkie so pop a question anytime about the weather. Remember, Bonaire is outside the hurricane belt and is pretty much a dry island so if you see a rain free vacation in the Caribbean, look no more. Just be forewarned it can be rainy during the fall to early winter months.

Ann is a windsurf and dive specialist living on Bonaire. Contact her at 011 599 786 3134 or email ann@bonairecaribbean.com

Bonaire is in a chain of 3 islands outside the hurricane belt. Bonaire enjoys a healthy dose of trade winds making for perfect windsurf conditions. The past three weeks have featured stellar winds most suited for freestyle and bump and jump sailing. Of course the island offers over 80 shore dive sites for the dive enthusiast. The near perfect weather can be monitored on http://www.meteo.an/Forecast_ABC_Gen_Eng.asp