La lluvia

Introduction by Oliver

It’s raining, it’s pouring, the Old Man is Snoring.

When we got here we thought that it would not rain that much. I think we were wrong. We have had a whole week of rain nonstop practically. One day it was pouring so hard that if you stood out in the rain for a second you would get drenched. The rain patterns are a lot like a Leo; either angry or happy, either pouring or 80° F and sunny.

Oliver didn’t want to put his snow pants on after school. He is only dry where his parka covered.

Thank you Oliver

We were surprised by the rain this week. I think it was just 3 days, but it seemed like a lot since it had a big effect on our lives. Additionally, the last day of the rain was a doozy. There was a yellow warning issued for rain and wind, and an orange warning issued for waves. And it rained, hard, ALL day.

We travel everywhere by bike. Riding through pouring rain is a challenge and an adventure. When we packed to move here we weren’t expecting the rain, so we didn’t bring a lot of raingear. Luckily we did bring clothes for some expected winter skiing, so we had our great waterproof parkas and snow pants. They came in handy as we prepared to get the kids to school in the pouring rain.

Backpacks were covered with garbage bags. Garbage bags were used again to cover the guitar for a trip to music lessons.

Since we do not have a dryer, we had to hang up our parkas and snow pants in between trips. We went through 3 pairs of socks each. And our shoes didn’t really dry out between trips.

Additionally, we rely on the outdoor clotheslines to dry our clothes. The rain added a new challenge to getting the laundry done. Luckily, our new home has a garage, where we were able to string up several lines.

It was really exciting to watch the changes in the Rio Seco (dry river) with the rain. Normally Rio Seco is just that, a dry river. But as the rain continued to fall, the river began to fill.