Vietnam has 2 seasons, wet or dry. The wet season starts around the end of June and moves into November, traditionally. However this year the locals are commenting that the wet season looks like it has started somewhat earlier. For about the last 2 weeks we have been having regular afternoon downpours. The rain lasts for any length of time from 20 mins to about 1.5 hours, and can vary in flow from down pour to torrential rain. The Vietnamese all carry umbrellas and varying degrees of raincoats from a sheet of plastic to a poncho, to a raincoat, to a double poncho to include the pillion passenger as well. Today I walked home from school under my umbrella as the rain eased after quite a heavy downpour singing quietly, and minding the puddles. There is a good side to the rain. The air feels fresh again and the temperatures stay down in the early thirties.
2 comments:
Aha. Ponchos. Always carry a poncho - waterproof of course. Suppose that being in a hot climate being wet doesn't matter as much as being in a blistering southerly seeded with raid and hail. Count some blessings.
Hope you don't develop webbed feet, although that is probably what the workers next door to your building might be wishing they had!
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