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12/09/06 03:03 PM
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Tehani
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Hi all---We're in the packing stages and heard different things about the "rainy" season in FP---do you think we should pack light rain ponchos? Thanks!
Peace, Tehani
"don't believe everything you think"---(bumper sticker wisdom)
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Re: rain poncho in Dec?
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12/10/06 03:15 AM
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ITravelNow
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Target (and probably Walmart and other discount stores) sell very inexpensive plastic ponchos - they are small, easy to carry along and so cheap that you won't hesitate to just toss them out after you use them - easier to carry than an umbrella!
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Re: rain poncho in Dec?
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12/10/06 03:41 AM
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McKeever
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You will be hotter under a poncho. The rain is warm and pleasant and you dry quickly. The poncho is very unpleasant.
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Re: rain poncho in Dec?
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12/10/06 06:30 AM
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I agree with Ardis, I really don't think a pancho is necessary...just a small purse size umbrella.
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Re: rain poncho in Dec?
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12/10/06 11:07 AM
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jbittle
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We just left FP. The rains were very light and short in Bora Bora and Moorea. Heavy downpours in Papeete lasted only a few minutes. A poncho would have definitely been uncomfortable with the humidity. Purse size umbrella is the way to go.
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Re: rain poncho in Dec?
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12/10/06 06:08 PM
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Tehani
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thank you all---I've decided to leave the umbrella at home (but who knows how I'll feel in 5 hours when we leave) and return the ponchos at Walmart when we return. (no room in the bags--yikes).
Peace, Tehani
"don't believe everything you think"---(bumper sticker wisdom)
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