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New seating area furniture We returned from our December/January visit with a new appreciation for what rainy season means in the Caribbean.  It means 4-8" of rain daily!  I think back to the drought in 2015 that the whole Caribbean was experiencing and then hear about the landslides and 100-Year-Flood on the North Coast and think, "Woof! You have to be prepared for everything!"  So, we're up-scaling our water storage plans.  If you had 30K gallon storage capacity AND a 20K gallon pool. You could last through any drought.  Everything we build will have water capture and/or water storage built into it.  And eventually, with solar and wind power, we should be pretty self-reliant on our hill. Seating area with bar height table leading to kitchen So, we now have a relatively stable water supply and a small but sufficient battery back up system. We have fans in all the rooms and with the exception of our August trip ( tenemos   calor! ) they se...