The White Ferns face hurricanes and fierce heat in the Caribbean, as they seek revenge over the West Indies in their upcoming tour.
The NZ women have had less than ideal preparation, canceling training sessions, as Hurricane Fiona sweeps through parts of Central America.
With the traditional Caribbean sun already providing usual challenges, the Ferns are doing it tough, but offering no excuses in their bid to get one back against their opponents.
The West Indies beat New Zealand at this year's World Cup one-day opener, eventually edging them out of a semi-finals spot.
But the Kiwis will have plenty of opportunities for reprisal, with three one-day internationals, followed by a five-match Twenty20 series.
White Ferns captain Sophie Devine admits the weather has been challenging, but is confident they have the squad to overcome the testing environment.
"We certainly have to play to conditions over here and one of them is going to be the heat," she said. "That's certainly going to come into play and how we manage our pace bowlers.
"The wickets over here traditionally start to take a bit more turn as the series goes on, particularly as we are playing all our games here in Antigua at the same stadium.
"The thing we've got with this group of 15 is full confidence in any of those players to come into the squad and be able to do a job.
"Initially, I did think it was just a bit of a gale-force wind like in Wellington, but we've certainly got a fair amount of rain in the last 24-48 hours.
"We're really grateful for the support we've had from the staff here where we're staying, they've experienced it a lot more than we have.
"I guess giving full trust and faith that they know the conditions best, and to be fair, you can't do much about it, there's no point getting hung up on what we can and can't do.
"We're safe, we're able to still get into the gym and get the legs ticking over, so crack at it, it's life and you can't always have things your own way. We're just really looking forward to getting onto the park tomorrow."
The tour will be the first for White Ferns coach Ben Sawyer in charge of the one-day side, after guiding New Zealand to a bronze medal in the T20 format at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Devine already sees her coach's influence on their bowling and expects more of the same in the one-day series.
"We've probably already seen the impact he's had on our T20 game," she said. "We've certainly seen our bowlers being really clear with their plans and execution has certainly improved under him.
"One of his strengths, as a coach, is his bowling knowledge, execution and preparation. I think, in terms of the whole group, it's just really about buying into what we really think is going to win cricket."
