One thing every Caribbean person will tell you:

You will not go outside when it rains, (or hails)

Pexels, Kaique Rocha

I remember this so vivid from just reaching on Sint Martin years ago for the first time. The lady that was bringing me to my new apartment was not stepping outside her car because it was drizzeling. At first I thought it was nonsense. In Holland we are so used to rain that you would be crazy to reorganize you schedule, 'only' because it is raining.

But in the Caribbean it is different and I learned why the hard way.

Yes, one of the reasons for ladies atleast is that rain is a killer for peoples weaves. And I often saw that with friends looking like drowded puppies after even the slightest drizzle. (Or the humidity already, fair enough!)

I have European style hair, this doesnt get affected that much ;)

Now I am not talking about hair, I am talking about flooding and not going outside.

Pexels, Genaro Servin

Because in one of my first weeks in the Caribbean I was determined to go to a certain event while it was pouring outside and I ended up drowning my car.

Yes, water coming over the hood and the car dying. That is how you drown your car!

But also I learned that rocks start falling of mountains when it rains. One night when I was picking somebody up all of a sudden there was a gigantic boulder in the middle of the road on my way back. The boulder was like a meter wide, and it had fallen on a guys hood of the car. That could have be me there.

So I started to be more hesitant with going outside in big rains. You live, you learn

Yesterday was the World Championship soccer finale between France and Croatia

I was planning on going to watch a public viewing location outside, grab a beer and sit in the sun.
But I saw dark clouds packing over the mountains here in Lucerne, and mountains and dark clouds are usually also not really a good combination.

I decided to watch the game at home with my neighbors

Best choice ever!!

Because in a matter of minutes, the weather turned from tropical sunny into thunder echoing between the mountains, wind, rain and hail. This photo above is from a hailstone on my balcony with a diameter of about 1 cm. Imagine getting that on your head while being at the public viewing, thanks but no thanks.

Im glad I have learned from the past and stopped being stubborn to the elements!

Rain = stay inside!

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