05-02-2012, 05:41 PM
tlynn! Happy to see you are a cancer survivor like me! If you think you are getting away from rain, do not consider the east side of the big island. Remember, RESEARCH, RESEARCH!!
Now, I will tell you that I moved here on 12/02/2011 (5 months ago) and it rained huge amounts the month of December. Neighbor's rain gauge clocked in 23 inches (!!) in a 36 hr. period. I lived in western Oregon for 21 years and hated that cold gloomy rain so moved to the eastern side of Oregon and loved 12 inches of annual rain and 30+ inches of snow every winter. Raising a family, loving the mountains in summer and winter, we had no interest in ever leaving "God's country" but as I got older, colder, scared of slipping on ice, approaching retirement, I chose to move to Hawaii to be closer to my wonderful daughter who lives in Maui and to never have to see another snow shovel. The rain comes often but the sun also comes out and the tradewinds are so dreamy!
The move is a huge expense so please research before making a decision.
One more thought I want to add here is when I was researching the move here, I spent lots of time reading this Punaweb forum. There are positive and negative remarks in here about the east side of the island. I have learned that many have moved here to live in "paradise" and end up hating the place. It happens, depends on the personalities of the folk moving here. Those people end up going back to the mainland with alot of investment lost. Remember, these islands are young, alive and growing, especially the Big Island. It is exciting and even spiritual in a sense to be a part of a mountain that shivers, spews, glows, destroys, and stretches. There is something special about turquoise blue waves rolling up to the black lava cliffs on the east side and crashing into the rock, spraying you with a soft warm mist of sea water. And clear nights are cherished here because you become so minute when you look up at the night sky and stare in awe at the billions and billions of stars! The young earth is so full of nourishment that tomato plants grow 10"/WEEK. I picked a cucumber two weeks after I planted a small, young plant. Instead of tossing the seeds from peppers, put them in the ground and in a week you have dozens of little starts.
When I moved here, I brought two of my "kids", two cats, and I believe they are still adapting to this tropical, temperate climate. I love their companionship. Happy to meet you and keep checking in with observations and more questions.
Now, I will tell you that I moved here on 12/02/2011 (5 months ago) and it rained huge amounts the month of December. Neighbor's rain gauge clocked in 23 inches (!!) in a 36 hr. period. I lived in western Oregon for 21 years and hated that cold gloomy rain so moved to the eastern side of Oregon and loved 12 inches of annual rain and 30+ inches of snow every winter. Raising a family, loving the mountains in summer and winter, we had no interest in ever leaving "God's country" but as I got older, colder, scared of slipping on ice, approaching retirement, I chose to move to Hawaii to be closer to my wonderful daughter who lives in Maui and to never have to see another snow shovel. The rain comes often but the sun also comes out and the tradewinds are so dreamy!
The move is a huge expense so please research before making a decision.
One more thought I want to add here is when I was researching the move here, I spent lots of time reading this Punaweb forum. There are positive and negative remarks in here about the east side of the island. I have learned that many have moved here to live in "paradise" and end up hating the place. It happens, depends on the personalities of the folk moving here. Those people end up going back to the mainland with alot of investment lost. Remember, these islands are young, alive and growing, especially the Big Island. It is exciting and even spiritual in a sense to be a part of a mountain that shivers, spews, glows, destroys, and stretches. There is something special about turquoise blue waves rolling up to the black lava cliffs on the east side and crashing into the rock, spraying you with a soft warm mist of sea water. And clear nights are cherished here because you become so minute when you look up at the night sky and stare in awe at the billions and billions of stars! The young earth is so full of nourishment that tomato plants grow 10"/WEEK. I picked a cucumber two weeks after I planted a small, young plant. Instead of tossing the seeds from peppers, put them in the ground and in a week you have dozens of little starts.
When I moved here, I brought two of my "kids", two cats, and I believe they are still adapting to this tropical, temperate climate. I love their companionship. Happy to meet you and keep checking in with observations and more questions.
He who hoots with owls at night cannot soar with the eagles in the morning.