This was my first dry season in the Kingdom of Tonga and like most everything here.... things are not always what you thought they might be. It has rained on and off just about every other day.
Last week we had 60cm of rain ... 2 feet in 21/2 days time. That my friend is a LOT of water.
The Tongans don't often swim and when they do , they do it with all their clothes on. Personally i might ask why bother, but the Tongan's save their water sports for the rain. It is NOT unusual to see Tongan's happy and laughing walking down the streets in the pouring rain (again fully clothed). You can also catch them under the rain spouts washing their hair.... again fully clothed.
During the rain is a favorite time to get out onto the rugby field and try to kill each other as everyone slips and slides.
So rational thought would be "if it rains in the DRY season, then the wet season must be dry" .... WRONG !!!!! ... i have been here for a rainy season ... and it rains even harder... the rain just happens to come down sideways due to the strong winds.
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