On 05/01/2005 9:12 AM Jere Lull wrote:
>In article ,
> "Skip Elliott Bowman" wrote:
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>>"aiya316" wrote in message
>>news:1114715130.692438.145470@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
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>>>How about LOs Cabos, Mexico on the Pacific Coast. Would that be out of
>>>the Hurricane belt?
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>>>Just trying to find alternative destinations.
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>>>Thanx!
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>>All the countries you mentioned are susceptible to hurricane landfall. Some
>>more than others, but you never know with hurricanes.
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>>I would pick a favorite spot, my dream vacation, and then buy trip
>>cancellation/interruption insurance. Chances are a hurricane won't come
>>near you. It may, but it does no good to be constantly looking over your
>>shoulder. The tropics have experienced weather for centuries and can handle
>>it. Some better than others.
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>Skip said it as well as I could. Long Island is hit by more storms than
>any island. A direct hit on a tourist area in the Caribbean has roughly
>an equivalent effect as a big snow storm around here.
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>More likely, you'll get more showers than you would the rest of the
>year, typically the 10-minute variety. Take a light rain jacket or
>windbreaker for them, and plan ahead.
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>I've heard stories from bareboaters who "rode out" storms during their
>trips. They listened to the weather and adjusted their schedule so their
>"shore time" (shopping, museums, etc.) coincided with the storms. They
>missed nothing and got comped for their "trouble".
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bareboaters? what's that sailors without condoms?
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