White Squail

As we watched the sky darken, and the sea turn, we buttoned down the hatches and prepared for stormy weather. Brian gave a lesson on a squall line to me, and we watched as the weather did exactly what Brian predicted.

It is so cool being on a boat in the rain. The sound of the drops is like a song and I feel so connected to nature being on the water in a storm. Of course, it was like 75 degrees out still as it rained, my kind of storm. Kind of like being in Kauai, rain and warmth at the same time. It is very cleansing, both physically (as Captain Gary capitalized on it by taking a shower at 11:30 at night) and spiritually, just washing away the negative. A clean slate so to speak, something much needed.

The real rainy season doesn´t really start until June / July, and goes until about Oct. However, due to hurricane season coinciding with rainy season, we will be long gone before then. Extreme heat and rain only equals unbearably hot, humid and mosquito ridden days that no one wants to experience.

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