THE CHANNEL ISLANDS 7 



delightful days of summer, yet the professional meteo- 

 rologist who prognosticates the weather tells us that 

 the Kuro Shiwo has nothing to do with it, the great 

 expanse of the ocean being the moderator. But there 

 is such a thing as being too climatically scientific, 

 especially with the weather, and I confess it is much 

 more interesting to believe that the Kuro Shiwo modi- 

 fies the climate, gives the entire Pacific Coast its iceless 

 winters, and a climate that has all the charm of the 

 Riviera without its chill, all the beauty of Madeira 

 without its heat. 



