11-17-2011, 12:56 PM
I may have stepped in it. I apologize for misunderstanding about geography a bit. I understand now that Puna is separate from Hilo. We've like all of the photos we've seen of Puna, I just though it was a subdivision or some such.
I'm prepared for wet, and cloudy. I'm not prepared for wet, cloudy, and cold and windy any more. Winter is already creeping into Kansas. On the Hilo side, in Puna, does it rain all day all the time in the rainy season like Seattle or is it a series of down pours interrupted by periods of sunshine? I do need some sun as I struggle a little SAD or what ever it is called. Seattle and it's 7ish hours of winter greyness that passes for daylight sounds like it might be a bad fit for me. [xx(]
But in general I'm aware that the windward side gets from 2 to 10 times the rain we get. Which actually sounds like a blessing judging from my empty cistern, rain barrel, and $180 water bill from trying to get my veggies through August.
One thing I've been pleased to read about is how self sustainable some of these homes sound. I've seen several complete solar and wind powered, not sure how well that would work in Puna with heavy cloud cover but...
Is the vog an issue in Puna?
I'm prepared for wet, and cloudy. I'm not prepared for wet, cloudy, and cold and windy any more. Winter is already creeping into Kansas. On the Hilo side, in Puna, does it rain all day all the time in the rainy season like Seattle or is it a series of down pours interrupted by periods of sunshine? I do need some sun as I struggle a little SAD or what ever it is called. Seattle and it's 7ish hours of winter greyness that passes for daylight sounds like it might be a bad fit for me. [xx(]
But in general I'm aware that the windward side gets from 2 to 10 times the rain we get. Which actually sounds like a blessing judging from my empty cistern, rain barrel, and $180 water bill from trying to get my veggies through August.
One thing I've been pleased to read about is how self sustainable some of these homes sound. I've seen several complete solar and wind powered, not sure how well that would work in Puna with heavy cloud cover but...
Is the vog an issue in Puna?