It does pour!
It’s a really good thing that I didn’t plan to have my son’s party outside after all – we had actual thunderstorms all night! Rain in Egypt is rare enough but actual thunderstorms are practically unheard of. People who have been here much longer than me have told me that they haven’t seen weather like this in a decade.
You’d think that a good rain would be cleansing but in fact things here are messier still after the rain. All of the dust that has accumulated on the leaves in the trees and on just about every other flat surface you can imagine washes off and lands on surfaces below. My balcony is a mess. The dust from the thatched roof has collected in the large puddles on the floor – and of course the floor slants away from the drain pipe. I’ll have to get out there with my giant squeegy-on-a-stick when it finally stops.
I can only imagine what the back garden looks like. Yes, the rain has made having an inside party a more attractive option all the way around…
Edited to add:
I had to put off some morning errands because of the rain. I didn’t relish walking around in it and apparently taxis are scarce when it rains because few have functional windshield wipers! And the driving becomes even worse after a rain. There is no sewer system so picture streets with pond-like puddles – and drivers not accustomed to driving in rain. A good day to stay in…
