I thought…
…rainy season started in December… But it has been raining!! It rained Friday (for a few minutes) and Saturday (for a few minutes) and now it’s dark, cloudy, and smells like rain. I love it! Before now, during the almost 3 months we’ve been here, we’ve seen it mist briefly one time in Iringa. It has been the dry season so lots of dust and everything away from the river is brown. In just these few days of light rain flowers are blooming, trees are budding, and things are turning green. Of course we’re also seeing a bug here and there. We’ve heard there are certain bugs that come with the rainy season. I just hope they stay out of the banda. With the rain too come the mosquitoes so we may have to start sleeping under a mosquito net, covering up from dusk to dawn, and using bug spray (the worst part to me because of my intensified sense of smell). The fires will likely stop now too so that will be good. Every once in a while a wild fire springs up. So far none have been close to the campsite so we’ve been safe. I think it’s supposed to be hot now but the clouds and rain make it feel very cool. I like that pretty well too. It’s a great temperature - not too hot, not too cold. Well, enough of my weather report. I think I’ll go sit on the front porch and enjoy it instead.