Timing
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
I found a group of doodlebats filled with "cowboy"
philosophies. I think these philosophies work no matter
if your home is on the range or on an island in the
middle of the Caribbean Sea. This one caught my eye
today:
So true. Here in Bocas del Toro we vacillate between periods of really wanting rain to days where we have had enough. I find that I get a large number of questions about our rainfall.
We are in the middle of the tropical rainforest. Which means that we are in a forest characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 68 inches to 78 inches. We have an incredible amount of lush vegetation due to this rainfall. It is because of the rain that we have all of the diversity of plant and animal life. We have to respect the rainforest as so many things are still undiscovered here.
The rainy season varies by location in Panama as there are many different micro-climates throughout this tiny country. Historically the rainfall is more prevalent in December and January and July and August. This coincides with our surf seasons. However our weather patterns are changing - as they are everywhere else. We had rain in December, but not enough to put a damper on anyone's vacation. Our rain in January has been minimal in comparison to years past,
So the best answer I can give about our rainfall is that we are in the rainforest but we haven't found the rain keeps people from having a memorable vacation here in Bocas del Toro Panama.
So true. Here in Bocas del Toro we vacillate between periods of really wanting rain to days where we have had enough. I find that I get a large number of questions about our rainfall.
We are in the middle of the tropical rainforest. Which means that we are in a forest characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 68 inches to 78 inches. We have an incredible amount of lush vegetation due to this rainfall. It is because of the rain that we have all of the diversity of plant and animal life. We have to respect the rainforest as so many things are still undiscovered here.
The rainy season varies by location in Panama as there are many different micro-climates throughout this tiny country. Historically the rainfall is more prevalent in December and January and July and August. This coincides with our surf seasons. However our weather patterns are changing - as they are everywhere else. We had rain in December, but not enough to put a damper on anyone's vacation. Our rain in January has been minimal in comparison to years past,
So the best answer I can give about our rainfall is that we are in the rainforest but we haven't found the rain keeps people from having a memorable vacation here in Bocas del Toro Panama.
