8/14/12

August 14: Rainy Season

Costa Rica has two seasons: rainy and dry.  It is currently rainy season which means we can have a rain shower any time of the day.  It is often in the late afternoon or evening but we've had them at all hours of the day.  Sometimes the showers are so loud and strong that we have to shout in order to hear each other.  Up until today we had done well to not be caught out walking when the downpour started.

The sky usually gives warning that rain is coming.

The girls decided not to stay under the umbrella on our walk home today.

It was the wrong day to wear white capris.

The ditches on either side of our road fill up quickly with a heavy rainstorm like today.  We didn't let our kids splash through them like the neighbor boy did.
After getting dried up,  Sophia put on an Olympic inspired gymnastics routine using the sofa arm as a balance beam.


We warned her that our tile floor isn't as soft as what Gabby Douglas had in London but that didn't stop her from practicing this dismount over and over.  We're a little desperate for entertainment so we let some things go here that we probably wouldn't allow back home :)

2 comments:

  1. Does the rain make it any cooler?

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  2. Somewhat. It is cooler now that rainy season is under way compared to our first couple of weeks here. We're told it will return to that sweltering heat & humidity again around March. Then it's probably in the 90's with 90% humidity. Now it's probably 80's with high humidity every day (I don't see any thermometers around). Most days even capris are too hot - I almost always wear skirts or shorts and the rest of the family are always in shorts and t-shirts/tank tops.
    This evening we had a rain shower and it actually felt cool - first time since arriving that I actually put on a light jacket to walk around town...a nice feeling! Still wondering when we'll use the jeans/pants we packed!

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