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Re: Sahara Dust in St Maarten
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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06/21/2020 11:16 AM
06/21/2020 11:16 AM
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BillandElaine
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And getting worse. Good thing we're already wearing masks!
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Sahara Dust in St Maarten
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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06/21/2020 12:51 PM
06/21/2020 12:51 PM
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Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 14,646 Brookfield, CT.
pat
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Scuba,
We were there one year, I’m thinking in the late 70s or very early 80s since we did not have our girls with us, when the Sahara dust was so heavy we could actually write our initials in the layer that covered our rental car over night. That was the first time we ever noticed it and though we’ve experienced it many times over the years since then, we’ve never seen it quite that bad again. I’m guessing for us it may have had something to do with an odd time of year we might have traveled that year?
Respectfully,
pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: Sahara Dust in St Maarten
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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06/21/2020 01:47 PM
06/21/2020 01:47 PM
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BillandElaine
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It is the worst we've seen, even worse than Montserrat I think. It is beneficial for seeding the ocean and sucking the moisture from the air to deter hurricanes. This time it's really brutal and I expect we won't be out and about for the next few days. We helped plant a garden this morning. 7 AM, hot, dust in a dusty parking lot. Talk about a hot mess! Sitting in AC and gonna stay here. Most days that you can't see Saba or the other out islands, is because of a "dusting" of Sahara Dust. I can tell when I wake up and find a beach in the corner of my eyes! You're all looking for TP, I'm stocking up on eye wash.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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