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Jan 7th, 2012, 05:23 AM
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I have a friend who exchanged a time share @ La Cabana. They have refurbished all there rooms. That is where we stayed but we plan to stay at Divi Golf next time. Beautiful grounds, all very nice and new. A great looking place. The weather was rainy for the first few days. It actually rained off and on quite a bit. I would not return in December--they do have a rainy season october, novemeber but it lasted through decemeber this year which is highly abnormal. Even a rainy week in Aruba is tolerable.
Jan 7th, 2012, 10:57 AM
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diann & P_M:
About the Aruba rain....that is so weird. The reason we started going to Aruba is because "it never rains"!! and it is "guaranteed warm in February/March". We got tired of freezing in South Florida in Feb/March so decided to head farther south, closer to the equator. As you know, Aruba is a scruffy, arid little island because "it never rains" (Has that changed? Is it now lush & green?). I do recall P_M' s rainy vacation last year. I felt bad b/c I was one of the posters who had recommended Aruba to P_M because "it never rains".
And, then I heard that it rained over Christmas last year (2010) in Aruba and now diann says it was rainy again in December, 2011. I will add to these rainy days our own experience in Aruba from Feb, 2011: We had torrential downpours that lasted for hours at least 3 times throughout our short week in Aruba. The rain wld typically start around mid afternoon. But, one evening we were having dinner outdoors & it started to pour.
So, I really do not know what is going on in Aruba. We have decided not to return to Aruba this winter(2012). We will be heading back to South florida where I hope it will be warm or at least not freezing in March.
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About the Aruba rain....that is so weird. The reason we started going to Aruba is because "it never rains"!! and it is "guaranteed warm in February/March". We got tired of freezing in South Florida in Feb/March so decided to head farther south, closer to the equator. As you know, Aruba is a scruffy, arid little island because "it never rains" (Has that changed? Is it now lush & green?). I do recall P_M' s rainy vacation last year. I felt bad b/c I was one of the posters who had recommended Aruba to P_M because "it never rains".
And, then I heard that it rained over Christmas last year (2010) in Aruba and now diann says it was rainy again in December, 2011. I will add to these rainy days our own experience in Aruba from Feb, 2011: We had torrential downpours that lasted for hours at least 3 times throughout our short week in Aruba. The rain wld typically start around mid afternoon. But, one evening we were having dinner outdoors & it started to pour.
So, I really do not know what is going on in Aruba. We have decided not to return to Aruba this winter(2012). We will be heading back to South florida where I hope it will be warm or at least not freezing in March.
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Jan 7th, 2012, 03:07 PM
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OceanBreeze, I don't want you to feel bad for recommending Aruba for the weather, I never blamed you or anyone else. We had already read in guide books that your chances of seeing rain in Aruba were almost nil so we were already convinced the one sure thing in Aruba would be sunny weather every day, which of course didn't happen for us. While we were there we heard horror stories about the non-stop hard rain on other islands such as Jamaica and Haiti where they had 27 inches of rain in just a few days. That said, Aruba was a much better place to be. At least we had some nice weather and we saw a few things in Aruba. Our only regret was that the excursions (such as the Pirate's snorkelling tour, jeep tours, etc) were all closed, but that prompted us to rent a car and explore the island on our own.
As far as what's going on in Aruba, only mother nature knows. The locals swore it's never been this bad and they hope this isn't the new normal. For many people the big selling point about Aruba is the dry weather and if that selling point no longer exists then Aruba tourism will suffer. I hope things will get back to normal because I hate to see this kind of change for Aruba.
As far as what's going on in Aruba, only mother nature knows. The locals swore it's never been this bad and they hope this isn't the new normal. For many people the big selling point about Aruba is the dry weather and if that selling point no longer exists then Aruba tourism will suffer. I hope things will get back to normal because I hate to see this kind of change for Aruba.
Jan 7th, 2012, 04:46 PM
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Thanks, P_M.
Are you going south this winter? If so, where? I seem to recall that your DH had some medical problems ( or perhaps I am thinking of somebody else on this board who was supposed to go away but had to defer a trip due to illness). If so, how is he doing?
Are you going south this winter? If so, where? I seem to recall that your DH had some medical problems ( or perhaps I am thinking of somebody else on this board who was supposed to go away but had to defer a trip due to illness). If so, how is he doing?
Jan 8th, 2012, 07:45 AM
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Hi OB, we were scheduled to take the Aruba trip in Sept 2010 but the day before were to leave we had to postpone because they thought DH had a kidney stone, that's why we went in Nov. It turned out not to be a kidney stone but he did have another issue and it's best we didn't go yet. It's a shame because I bet the weather was a lot nicer in Sept than Nov. DH is fine now, it was just bad timing of a health problem. Of course, it would have been far worse if we were already there, then this came up and he would have had to see a doctor in Aruba. So in that sense it all worked for the best.
We have no travel plans for this winter, however we live in Austin, TX so our winters are very pleasant. We will be going to Kauai in Sept 2012 and we are very excited about that.
We have no travel plans for this winter, however we live in Austin, TX so our winters are very pleasant. We will be going to Kauai in Sept 2012 and we are very excited about that.
Jan 8th, 2012, 10:25 AM
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P_M We wemt to Hawaii on a cruise and my favorite Island was Kauai--it is so very beautiful and like no other place I have ever seen. Enjoy!
Ocean Breeze, I agree the standard phrase it is "never rains in aruba." As we all know the weather is changing, due to Global warming (??) Or whatever, do not feel bad about at all saying it never rains but they do have a rainy season octber/Novemeber. I am returning end of February early march in 2013. I might go again this summer during low season. One thing for certain is we cannot control the weather and we need to make the best of it whatever the circumstances. One never knows about Mother nature.
Ocean Breeze, I agree the standard phrase it is "never rains in aruba." As we all know the weather is changing, due to Global warming (??) Or whatever, do not feel bad about at all saying it never rains but they do have a rainy season octber/Novemeber. I am returning end of February early march in 2013. I might go again this summer during low season. One thing for certain is we cannot control the weather and we need to make the best of it whatever the circumstances. One never knows about Mother nature.
Jan 8th, 2012, 02:22 PM
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Oh Ocean breeze, the island has "greened" up a bit. My first few visits it was dry and not at all what one call a scenic island but much of the country side is now greener then it was before. We drove down to Baby Beach and I did notice the greenery where there was none before.
