Travel Tip #3: In all tropical regions, the Rainy Season is also the Hurricane Season. Plan your trip accordingly.

WAYA, YASAWA ISLANDS, FIJI

Today we had an update on the weather. Apparently there's a tropical cyclone over New Caledonia that's headed more or less in our direction. Great. That would explain the steady bands of rain we've seen for the last four days. The current prediction is for three more days of rain here, followed by a couple of days of sun and high winds, and then the possibility of being slapped by the tail end of the storm as it passes south of here. The resort staff have assured us that they're completely prepared for anything that might happen, but that's really not much comfort. I mean, we're talking about a bunch of straw huts. On a beach. In a hurricane. Not liking that scenario so much.

NP: Echo & the Bunnymen, "Ocean Rain": At sea again/And now your hurricane/That brought down this ocean rain/To bathe me again...