Singin' in the rain...

Had the first rain of the journey so far, and man did it come down! There were actually two batches. The first one was at around noon, and lasted about 2 hrs. The second came around 4pm and didn’t last quite as long. When it decides to rain here, things really get a much needed drink. With so much sand in the ground, I imagine most plants have massive, deep root systems to collect what little ground water they can. The rain that does fall would filter right through in a short period of time. This is why the leaves for most plants are shaped the way they are. Nature’s way of catching and directing the water to the key areas to maximize the rain water. It’s interesting what you can observe when you have the time and the silence to really absorb things around you. Most of the day was spent making lists of items I needed to get in Ranong tomorrow, and packing items in order to spend the night if I needed to. I had 2 beers and turned in early.