So the other day it was POURING rain here, so much so that our patio was flooding and because none of the doors here actually seal at the bottom (thank you Vieques construction) water was running into the house. 9 towels later and that problem was solved.
On to the real topic. As I said it was pouring, however it didnt start pouring until about 8:30am which is right about the time I dropped Steve off at work. I followed my normal morning ritual, park at the W to drop Steve off, go in to the coffee bar and get my morning coffee, take a stroll around the property and go home. So while I'm in the coffee bar it starts coming down in sheets, fortunately I had brought my lightweight rain jacket knowing that it was supposed to rain. Grab my coffee and make a run for it to the car and manage to get there without getting too wet. For those of you following this blog you remember what my jeep looks like, no back window. Well this isn't too big of a problem for the rain because I don't care if the back of the jeep gets wet, however its a HUGE problem for the mosquitoes which all apparently decided to take shelter in my Jeep when it started to rain. I get into the car and they are literally swarming! The only way to get rid of them when that happens is to put the windows down and drive so the wind blows them out which is obviously problematic when its pouring rain. At this point I had to make a critical decision.....drive with the swarm in the car feasting on me all the way home or put the window down and get soaked but not bitten.....Definitely drive with the window down, I can dry off but I cant make bites go away.
I know this may not sound too terrible, a little rain never hurt anyone, but again for those of you that have seen the Jeep it has pretty large off-road tires on it that stick out the side just enough that when you drive through a puddle, water gets kicked up right to the side of the jeep since the fenders are not wide enough to catch it. So imagine driving with the window down, water coming in from the rain and water and mud and I dont even want to think about what else, coming in at a rather high velocity, aimed right at my face, from the tires. As if getting soaked and mudded (yes I made that word up) wasn't bad enough, I had numerous people pointing and laughing as I drove through town wondering what the hell that Gringo girl was doing. Im not going to lie, if I was in their shoes I would be laughing too, but its never fun being the one that gets laughed at.
So by the time I got home not only was I drenched, I was covered in a considerable amount of mud, but I didnt get a single mosquito bite, SUCCESS! I hopped in the shower, threw my clothes in the wash and went about my day as if it had never happened. No need for Benadryl cream today.
Have a Happy New Year!
Hi There - I stumbled upon your little blog as I was researching moving to Vieques. I enjoyed all of your posts and pictures, they were entertaining, but more importantly, very informative - from a real person's point of view! I was disappointed that you have not posted anything else since December, I would have kept reading! LOL!
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