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Rain, Rain, Go Away....

Without a doubt The Weather seems to be the subject most talked about right now.  Much of North America is experiencing a most extreme winter.  While we have escaped that bitter cold, and unending snow (woohoo!) here in Roatan we are also able to join the weather conversation. The weather outside is rotten. I know what you’re thinking….. And, we aren’t complaining – really! But, it just keeps raining! This year it has been particularly wet.  One weather forecaster recorded 110 inches of rain (that would be 2800 mm – 2.8 meters!) in 2017. As a comparison, in Southwestern Ontario, we get about 35 inches (882 mm) precipitation annually. As I write about rainy season in Roatan, I want to say first that it’s not the same as hurricane season which can be extremely destructive as was experienced on several islands in the western Caribbean this year.  Rainy season is that – a season of rain.  It doesn’t rain every day, but in the 10 days we’ve been here, w...