Rain
on Kate in Guyana (Guyana), 16/Apr/2010 12:33, 34 days ago
Torrential rain yesterday - it may be the start of the rainy season at last. There was quite a bit of flooding - I had to wade through an inch of water to get to the front door. The bike is handy though for getting through shallow water. Fortunately the route from home to work does not really get seriously flooded as it is at the higher point near the sea wall. The land slopes down as you go away from the sea, as this area is below sea level. There are canals and drainage ditches, sluice gates which can open at low tide to let flood water out. But there are problems with drainage ditches getting blocked by weeds and rubbish. Guyanese people have an aversion to rain and cool weather, for me it is rather pleasant - I can still go swimming in the hotel pool in the rain!At work, lots of things get cancelled if it rains, as some staff at schools can't get in, also some children and parents stay home. So I spent the day yesterday catching up on writing the half module on visual impairment for the special needs course. It is nice to be writing about something which is within my area of expertise for a change.We have extra choir rehearsals getting ready for the concert on Sunday evening. It is difficult to get it right as we have practised so much using the piano, but now we have to sing to an accompaniment CD, which is difficult to hear, and has faster and slower sections all over the place. If we miss our entry then it is hard to know what to do.