How to Avoid a Hurricane on Your Vacation
Figure out a good-weather strategy.
Difficulty Level: easy Time Required: 5 minutes
Here's How:
1. Understand that hurricanes occur only during a specific season.
2. In the Caribbean, hurricane season stretches from June 1-November
30.
3. August is peak hurricane season.
4. Not all Caribbean islands are subject to hurricanes.
5. Islands least likely to get hit are ones located furthest
south.
6. These include Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire, Curaçao, and
Turks and Caicos.
7. If you're determined to visit the Caribbean during this time
(when rates are temptingly low), find out if your hotel has a
hurricane policy.
8. If you can't bear the idea of stormy weather (or worse), go
someplace else.
9. If you do get caught in a hurricane, seek shelter on high
ground and follow instructions.
Tips:
1. Insist on going to the islands in August anyway? Pack a raincoat
but keep your fingers crossed.
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