This morning was only the
beginning of the rain! It has poured all day, in fact, the record was broken for the most rain in one day in San Pedro. So far, we have had 11" since midnight and 8 1/2 inches of that came between noon and 1:30!!!!!!! Everything is flooded. The rain had almost slacked off when I made a dash for it and walked home from school. I saw a lot of beach erosion, and some homes and business on the beach have water in them. Golf carts and bicycles couldn't move through the high water. It was easy to see where the swift run-off had come through at the height of the showers. While it isn't officially a tropical storm, it has really seemed hurricane-like in that the rain has come in bands. Just when you think it's safe to run to the cafeteria or to town to the post office, another pounding starts again (I speak from experience...).
We had so many children out of school today, and that will most likely continue tomorrow (a Belizean snow day). Many stay home if it is raining when it's time to come to school because they will get so wet on their walk. The ones who came today will not have dry uniforms or shoes to wear tomorrow. While I did get pretty soaked coming home, I knew I would have a dry place once I got here. I can't imagine what it must be like in San Mateo when it rains like this.
I will leave you with the soggy view of the school and part of my path home....
lapping at the steps the office
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