Winter winds???

erna · #1 11-22-2008, 04:21 AM

Hi Everybody
I read in DR1 news that winter winds are comming over DR with a temperature between 21 C and 29 C

Well, here in Sweden there are winter, its cold. Temperature between -5 C and up to about 5 C

. I have just brought in wood and pellets to make it warm and nice inside. And outside it´s totaly white right now. I wich I knew how to put in a picture here so you could see and compare

Enjoy the cool
Carina

Chirimoya · #2 11-22-2008, 05:40 AM

Don't throw away your thermal underwear just yet, Carina - I read in yesterday's newspaper that the temp went down to 12 C in Constanza (Central Highlands) this week.

Sanation · #3 11-23-2008, 10:10 AM

Don't worry, Carina, there are many of us enjoying the cool change.

I have to giggle to myself when I see Dominicans (in the Capital) in thick sweaters and coats... it is cooler, but by no means, 'cool'. I'm from Australia where the temperatures are much higher (Christmas Day 2007 it was 50C in the shade). The only times I have contemplated a sweater is when the a/c is too cold!

MikeFisher · #4 11-23-2008, 11:01 AM

ha ha,
and the temps are even more constant over the year down in the coast areas, not the bigger temp drops like in the mountain areas.
here on the east we have a cold winter night when temps drop to lowest 70's, heck, i wear a sweather myself by then, maybe we accostum to a new climate with time(14 years in my case now) or it's just the age what makes me freezing, ha ha. back home in germany i grew up with white christmas every year and sure we played in the snow all day long.
our winds can be strong and cool the temps down for several consecutive days during late fall/wintertime like we have it right now, winds on near 15knots, temps under mid 70's on daytime tops, Ocean rough like hell. i am not fishing the 3rd day in a row now.
but that's also the extreme worse what can happen in case of bad winter weather, it did not stop us to celebrate yesterday my son's 6th birthday on the beach with a bunch of kiddies and nobody looked frozen(aside of the cold beers for the daddies who had to take care about the youngguns while the wife's been cooking, ha ha).
Carina,
no skiing over here in case you wanna move to PC, he he
Mike

erna · #5 11-23-2008, 11:45 AM

Hi guys

Thanks for all your funny responds

Chiromoya, I dont have any therminal underwears but maybe I should consider to buy some just in case

Have fun
Carina

Dafishguy · #6 11-24-2008, 08:03 AM

LOL In Canada, we had to walk 2 kms to school in -50C with a 60 kph wind in 2 meters of snow up hill, both ways.

I love that the weather here in the DR is not 32C every day. It is a nice change to have clouds and rain once in awhile.

Right now in Canada where I am from it is -20C at night and there is snow. I laugh every time I check the local weather there. Am I glad I live in the DR? Hmmm, let me think.... YES!!!!

Where ever you happen to be, just be happy you are alive and enjoy the weather.

Ceasar Garcia · #7 11-24-2008, 08:38 AM

Mike, I know what you mean. But at least it gives me time to do the honey do's on my boat. Before it got windy we had a great day 20 lb. Tuna, 12 Wahoo, a bunch of nice Dorado in the 5-8 lb range. All by lunch back at the dock at 2 pm.

planner · #8 11-24-2008, 11:39 AM

For those of us acclimatized it is cool. We need sweaters or light jackets............ I remember as a tourist laughing at the locals in their jackets when we were still sweating.....

Now I am chilly - had to add a blanket to the bed!!!!

Sanation · #9 11-24-2008, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by planner

For those of us acclimatized it is cool. We need sweaters or light jackets............ I remember as a tourist laughing at the locals in their jackets when we were still sweating.....

Now I am chilly - had to add a blanket to the bed!!!!

I'm talking about people dressing as if it was 10C! Our maid was walking around the other day in a thick cable knit jumper - just looking at her made me feel hot! The Haitian workers down the street are the same. I keep expecting to walk outside and be freezing cold.

A light cotton knit or jacket I can understand, but a cable knit...

Chirimoya · #10 11-24-2008, 01:37 PM

For me, "cold" in the DR =
1. Being able to wear any sort of sleeve (as opposed to none at all).
2. Not having to use a fan.