Sargassum free destinations
May 29, 2023, 12:10 pm
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Sargassum free destinations
Spouse and I will need a kid free vacation in August. I realize that is hurricane season, but I want to go to a gorgeous Caribbean beach. Will have a backup plan if hurricane coming. But now I’m reading about sargassum everywhere. At first I thought maybe staying on the west end of an island would help (like Negril), but apparently the seaweed gets there too. Any suggestions for places without sargassum?
May 31, 2023, 1:58 pm
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You would think this would be an easy answer, but it seems not to be. There are several sites that help track it. But have not found any that are very good.
https://sargassummonitoring.com/
https://www.caricoos.org/sargassum?locale=en
https://www.travelinglifestyle.net/s...ounts-in-2023/
https://optics.marine.usf.edu/projects/saws.html
https://sargassummonitoring.com/
https://www.caricoos.org/sargassum?locale=en
https://www.travelinglifestyle.net/s...ounts-in-2023/
https://optics.marine.usf.edu/projects/saws.html
May 31, 2023, 6:09 pm
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You would think this would be an easy answer, but it seems not to be. There are several sites that help track it. But have not found any that are very good.
https://sargassummonitoring.com/
https://www.caricoos.org/sargassum?locale=en
https://www.travelinglifestyle.net/s...ounts-in-2023/
https://optics.marine.usf.edu/projects/saws.html
https://sargassummonitoring.com/
https://www.caricoos.org/sargassum?locale=en
https://www.travelinglifestyle.net/s...ounts-in-2023/
https://optics.marine.usf.edu/projects/saws.html
August is probably the worst time bc of the summer build up. I’ve never been to Exumas though. I’ll investigate.
Jun 1, 2023, 12:34 pm
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Aruba doesn't have the sargasssum issue. The only place on the island that MIGHT get it is on the rocky side of the island where tourist wouldn't stay anyways. Eagle Beach on Aruba is beautiful. It was voted the number #1 beach in the Caribbean and #2 in the world in 2023. Negril will get it once in a blue moon. It doesn't happen often. I have seen it once during my 15+ trips to Negril.
Jun 1, 2023, 1:28 pm
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Aruba doesn't have the sargasssum issue. The only place on the island that MIGHT get it is on the rocky side of the island where tourist wouldn't stay anyways. Eagle Beach on Aruba is beautiful. It was voted the number #1 beach in the Caribbean and #2 in the world in 2023. Negril will get it once in a blue moon. It doesn't happen often. I have seen it once during my 15+ trips to Negril.
Jun 5, 2023, 3:13 pm
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As of now Western Antiqua is free from Sargasso.
Basically as a rule the western parts of Caribbean islands will be less like to be affected, as sargassum comes from the east...
Basically as a rule the western parts of Caribbean islands will be less like to be affected, as sargassum comes from the east...
Jun 8, 2023, 6:30 pm
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Jun 8, 2023, 9:49 pm
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Aug 16, 2023, 7:29 am
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I'm late to the thread, but what I recently observed on the south coast of the Dominican Republic is that resorts/residential buildings/etc. all employ substantial numbers of staff who clear the sargassum in the early morning. The beaches are beautiful in the morning, but of course more sargassum returns through the day.
It is an international issue: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2230228035607
It is an international issue: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2230228035607
Aug 16, 2023, 2:35 pm
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We ended up going to our beach house. It was too frustrating to think of spending several K and dealing with seaweed when we have an oceanfront place here in the US. I really want to get back to the Caribbean though. Looking at March since it seems like the bulk of it hasn’t started yet by then.