Divided Island

TODAY, WEDNESDAY, 6 DECEMBER 2017

Boracay is only about 7 kilometers in length and yet, sometimes, it rains in one part and stays sunny in the other. This of course, is only true for scattered rainfalls and not for major weather patterns. And it is true specifically during the northeastern monsoon, the Amihan season.

The part who is ‘blessed’ with more rainfall, is the south. The simple reason for that is the proximity to the mainland and its mountain range. It’s one of the spectacles of nature, when clouds close in and cover slowly but surley the view of the mainland. Its like a curtain would slowly close. And then there is nothing to be seen from the mainland anymore. Like the scene of the mystic Avalon. But perhaps this comparison is too farfeched.

Nevertheless, nice to watch and kind of awsome.

Today such a magical show was offered!

The following two pics are taken in the same minute. The first showing the south part, the second showing the north part…

Still, a part of the mainland Panay can be seen.

Just turn around and you have this view. Sunny in the northern part.

Heavy rain in the mainland and already at the south tip of the island. And still sunny in the middle part of the island. The distance to the mainland is about 4 kilometers.

Nothing from the mainland can be seen anymore. Maybe it’s time for the photographer to search for cover!