You can almost hear the Tree Frogs singing and saying, "Enough already!" Certainly some visitors who have been caught in the heavy rain this week would agree.
While the St John Spicecam showed a pleasant Thursday morning in Cruz Bay, the WeatherUnderground.com radar offered no reason to think it was going to be an easy day.
The Virgin Islands On-Line St. John forum also offered proof that while rain helps fill the cisterns, too much of that good thing can screw up a vacation.
Khud wrote "All 7 of us are gathered around the TV watching old shows, trying to figure out what to do in the rain today. We've already shopped in Cruz Bay, twice, went out to eat a few times, and played poker during the rainy spells of the last few days. We're running out of ideas. The high surf and wave action left most north shore beaches non starters ... Ah well, maybe a miracle will happen and the sun will peek out later on today.
No See 'Um's blog has some pictures here.
Even some folks at Caneel are going a little rammy.
Tina wrote, "We're sitting here in our room at Caneel Bay Wednesday morning and it's been raining hard for 2 hours now. Another flash flood warning until 11:45 a.m. and we take that seriously. Sunday morning I awoke at 2:30 a.m. to discover 3 inches of rain in our room, quickly rising. We had to pack up QUICKLY and be evacuated to a room upstairs. Nothing like waking up the two year old and having to move him. He thought it was morning and was then up for 3 hours until falling back asleep. GO AWAY RAIN! "
The Governor has issued a statement about the weather, warning folks to be careful driving and to beware that the ground is saturated and roads may be difficult, that there may be debris on them, and that runoff may be weakening some of the roadways. . Flash flooding is a threat as are hazardous surf conditions which are likely to produce 10- to 15-foot waves. Veterans Day parades have been canceled, too.