To avoid the situation above we have decided to press south for Trinidad and Tobago for the 'hurricane season'. Trinidad is suppose to be outside the ‘hurricane zone’, which mean we should be safe. Now I should explain here the concepts of ‘hurricane zone’ and ‘hurricane season’. The hurricane zone is generally considered to cover the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Coast of the U.S. Most hurricanes tend to bypass the "ABC islands" -- Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao -- as well as Trinidad and Tobago since they're so far south. But these islands aren't necessarily immune as all three ABC islands were under storm warnings in 2004 before Hurricane Ivan changed course and slammed into Grenada instead. Grenada, just south of the Grenadines, used to be regard as out of the zone until 2004 when it was devastated by the hurricane Ivan, and then hit again the following year by the less destructive Emily. The “hurricane season” is officially 1st June through to the 30th November. This simply means that you are more likely to have a hurricane at that time of year. The hurricane season normally peaks between mid-August and the end of October.
The picture below shows a Church in Granada's capital St George, which has been short of its roof since Ivan's visit in 2004.
Unlike Grenada, both Trinidad and Tobago have frequently escaped the wrath of major devastating hurricanes including the above mentioned hurricane Ivan. So fingers crossed that Trinidad and Tobago once again escape the hurricanes, especially as I would be clueless about what to do.
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