First time I'm a little glad to be leaving STJ & and ash

[PSUWethr]

The weather was definitely a bummer this time. After 21 visits this ranks as one of the worst weather weeks. Then since it hadn't rained for a while, the big rain last week made all the mosquitos come out. When parked at Maho they would swarm the car. THe only bg spray that worked was 100% DEET that we got at Paradise Lumber. This really bummed me out since we look do forward to coming down......the 30mph winds made it impossible to sit or cook outside, even wehn you were out in the ocean the mosquitos nibbled on your head and I hardly have a tan to come home with....


On the good side, we still love the island, we love our friends down here and it is always good to see them. Plus it is true, a rainy day in paradise is better than any day in Pennsylvania. I will still be really sad doing the walk of shame at the airport....our next trip down might be a little sooner than next year to prove there actually is a sun. I will post a trip report and pics when we get home!

[bevm]

You're coming home to beautiful weather (at least today was) so I hope that softens the blow. And we have a nice, hot, sunny summer to look forward to..
I'm always the optimist.
Come home and plan your next trip. It will help take the sting (in this case, literally) OFF!

[California Girl]

I sympathize with you. We had exactly the same skeeter situation in 2007, but no wind. We could never use our deck or pool. What a waste of a pool. It's miserable when it's like that.

[Berlingirl]

Exactly like one of our trips a couple of years ago...we looked like we were covered head to toe in Chicken Pox! Spent a lot of time at the Marketplace Drugstore that trip. Seems like every so often we hit it like that, not fun for those of us that live for our tropical fix, but good for the island.

[Diana2]

We spent 2 weeks on Tortola 3 years ago and it rained rained rained. We had 3 days of sun . It was a loooong 2 weeks.

[mindehankins]

We feel for ya! We were there at the beginning of the rains. And the middle. That was disappointing for newbies, but we made the best of it, and we'll be back!

[Bobbyboy]

Yes it was bad but today as we left the weather was perfect.