It is definitely the rainy season here at Kwaj. It has been quite a bit wetter than before. The rain squalls are a daily occurance now. There is a weather channel that shows radar, forecasts, summaries and such. When leaving the room to head for work or to the chow hall we always take a look to see what to expect. We often are hurrying off before something arrives or waiting till it passes through.
We can’t always wait it out though. We had one day where we had over 5” of rain !! We have had several days with over 3.5”. The island gets covered with puddles and small ponds, but most of it drains off pretty quickly. The rain is not really cold, but you can get soaked pretty quick and with strong winds it can get kind of chilly. When you get cold is after you go back inside an air-conditioned building!
I was encouraged to keep a change of clothes at my office, so that when you get soaked on your bike you can change to something dry. It would be miserable sitting in wet clothes for hours. I have used my spare clothes a few times.
Of course after the rain, the sun comes back out and then it gets really hot and humid. Always interesting weather out here.
Hey - nice to see a blog up and running again! We've missed seeing what's going on down there. Hope all is well. If you're tired of the rain, just know that it's snowing here, and you know how suckful that is in Seattle!
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Teresa, Rob, Maya & Marni