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Re: Chikungunya mosquito
[Re: CottageGirl]
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03/06/2015 02:59 PM
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If you visit Sandy Cay and you want to hike the loop path around to the scenic rocky eastern side, take the windward side of the loop (south side, facing Tortola) out to the point and back, do NOT take the north side of the loop which is closer to JVD. We did that several weeks ago. It passes through a swampy lower lying area with tons of mosquitos who will attack you all the way back to the beach!! My wife got about 25 bites!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Chikungunya mosquito
[Re: Manpot]
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03/09/2015 06:56 PM
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We were down there last week, and there were a fair amount of skeeters. Mostly of the smaller variety but sometimes hard to tell how large they were during the early morning or near dusk. Lot's on Anegada and Norman as I recall. Members of my group complained about getting "eaten alive" hiking on Sandy Cay. Not many on the boat but it depended on prevailing winds light or heavy and how close in your mooring ball is to land, etc. So far no member of our group has come down with anything. Agree that it's best to use deet (or picaridin if you have trouble with deet). Daily routine on the boat was navy shower, sun screen then insect repellent. Did it religiously every day and repeat as needed during the day, after swimming etc. And because I have quite bad arthritis I elected to try some insect repellent clothing in addition to deet. Pricey but generally worked very well. Btw, if you open the hatch to catch the evening breeze remember to use the screen if your boat has one. My one mistake the first night resulted in a few bites. Below is the "stuff" we used. http://www.columbia.com/technology-insectblocker/http://www.haeleum.com/http://www.amazon.com/Sawyer-Products-Pr...rds=sawyer+deethttp://www.amazon.com/Sawyer-Picaridin-S...awyer+picaridin
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Re: Chikungunya mosquito
[Re: CGB]
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03/15/2015 11:41 AM
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HillsideView
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Heard the other day that a friend who returned recently has it. She had been staying in CGB.
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Re: Chikungunya mosquito
[Re: CGB]
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03/15/2015 12:14 PM
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Yeah, that's what I thought she might have had too. Feeling pretty miserable. You probably ran across Emily at Myetts or The Elm.
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Re: Chikungunya mosquito
[Re: Knotthead]
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03/16/2015 09:38 PM
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Living in the BVI on a sailboat for the last 4 months, got very few mosquito bites, used deet, etc and got Chikungunya.
Had the fever for a couple of days then the aching joints- luckily it hasnt slowed me down much, the aching is usually in the middle of the night, wrists, hands, knees, ankles--- have a had a few miserable nights- I take ibuprophen or advil and that helps...
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