Unrelenting rain...

Now I understand why Rod is so insistent we get a dehumidifier. The spare bedroom window looks out to a limestone cliff face and consequently doesn't get much sun. The clothing we had stored in there is now very, very mouldy . You can't see much from the picture, but the stuff that looks like dust is actually mould.

So I am washing it all (again) and have purchased these thingys called "DampRid" that pulls the water out of the air and stores in in this collection bag (I put it up two days ago and it's already got about a cup of water in it). The humidity level is currently at 94%, and the living room windows have so much fog on them I can't really see out. I think we'll shop for that dehumidifier tomorrow.

There has been relentless rain today. Daisy's being a brat - seems she doesn't get that walking in pouring rain isn't so much fun. Maybe I should grab my rubber suit and show her...

However, we took her for her first scooter ride on Sunday. I bundled her up inside my coat and climbed on the bike behind Rod and off we went. She seemed to not mind at all, being slightly squished between my front and Rod's back.

We went to Astwood Park, more than anything because there's a spot there that Rod is determined to catch something from (like a fish, perhaps). You have to walk down a path, then scramble over some rocks, then ease yourself down about three feet to a shelf. It's a little wet at high tide, depending on how rough the surf is.

Rod fished for a while and I walked Daisy around the park. She seems to really be having a ball here (and it doesn't hurt that I have all this time to take her for long walks) and gets quite demanding if I won't (in her mind, I'm sure) take her every day.

I've grabbed a picture from when we were here last April. It's astounding how really beautiful this place is, and most days I really think "how cool is this - we LIVE here" - and then it rains.

Kidding.

We don't have to shovel rain, or scrape car windows, or start cars with frozen seats before going to work. Birds of Paradise (flowers) grow outside.

There's also this place called Crystal Cave. It took a about a million years to form, but it's an underground cavern with seepage through the limestone and it forms amazing stalactites and stalagmites. The water there is so clear and still you can see more than 15 feet down. Apparently Esther Williams starred in a movie filmed here in the 1940's.

Okay, so Blogger is not cooperating at the moment, but I'll upload more pictures later. It could be our internet connection, who knows? Hope everyone at home is well.

Karen & Rod.