Here's to Low Low Season!

Coconuts · Post by **Coconuts** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:28 am

This is our first time down in September. Between children being back in school, the start of fall being pretty nice back home, and it technically being storm season, the island is as quiet as it ever gets. There are few tourists, and even a lot of the locals are gone, using this downtime to visit folks on the mainland. It's almost creepy how quiet things are; probably like going back in time thirty or forty years. NHC is showing no storm activity, and it takes ten days to get from Africa to here, so no weather drama is in store. Sure, a number of restaurants are closed, and live music is hard to come by, but the beaches have plenty of room under the sea grapes, the waves are all of two inches high, and the days get no higher than the upper eighties. I haven't noticed any mosquitoes to speak of, and the weather is great, with gentle trade winds, deep blue skies, and cotton ball clouds. Oh, and did I mention the water temperature?

: Just how warm is it?

All the best,

Kevin

stingrat · Post by **stingrat** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:47 am

excellent!!!

Tracy in WI · Post by **Tracy in WI** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:56 am

Sounds just about perfect! Headed your way tomorrow!

ski2play · Post by **ski2play** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:00 am

Sound perfects.

We did September last year on Jost, was so quiet, not bad different, just different.

betsyv · Post by **betsyv** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:50 am

Hope it stays that way for a month + a few weeks...
We will be there then....

SusanNJ · Post by **SusanNJ** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:04 am

betsyv wrote:Hope it stays that way for a month + a few weeks...
We will be there then....

I agree!!

SamanthaL · Post by **SamanthaL** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:45 am

That sounds like heaven to me. I am hoping it's still like that in 25 days when we arrive!

mbw1024 · Post by **mbw1024** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 1:07 pm

Was there last year at end of September and our first trip was at that same time. Longing for a return.

JJShaw · Post by **JJShaw** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:22 pm

Hope it lasts..a little over a month and we're there !!!

Gretchen3 · Post by **Gretchen3** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:36 pm

You lucky-duck!!!
You just described the perfect island.
It can be risky, but when it works out...priceless.

Backtotheislands · Post by **Backtotheislands** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:23 pm

Sounds devine! Hopefully it will stay that way for the next 3 weeks and 2 days -at least!

betsyv · Post by **betsyv** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:56 am

Wow ...It looks like quite a few of us will be there around the same time...

Just an FYI for all who will be there on the 24th of Oct... Inner Visions will be playing at the Beach Bar at 9PM...

I will be there for sure and I will wear my St. John Spice wrist band... If anyone sees me ( In my 50s and I will be with two other women ( my sister, her adult daughter, and my husband) Please come and say Hi.... I would love to meet all you other forumites...!

Cant wait to see Inner Visions too!

One month from today....WHOOO HOOO!

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 11:29 am

We were sailing the VIs the second week of September. The BVIs were empty. Cruz Bay was the most happening place we saw. Still, we were the only boat in the anchorage at Francis/Maho Bay and Caneel Bay the nights we stayed there.

Perfect weather!

Cheers, RickG

AquaGirl · Post by **AquaGirl** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:23 pm

Thanks for the post Kevin - it sounds wonderful! We are missing Coconuts

We went to the BVIs in October last year and had wonderful weather. We booked at the last minute, after checking the NHC to confirm no storms marching across.

SamanthaL · Post by **SamanthaL** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:40 pm

If I go to: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ how can I check for developing storms?

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