More rain The rain continued all yesterday afternoon; we opted not to go out for something to eat in the evening along with about a dozen of the hotel's residents. The water had filled the street and pavement and was approaching the hotel door. The shops on the street had shut up for the night piling their stock on chairs and tables. A few people from our hotel decided to venture out for food; an Australian couple told us today that they were virtually swimming...

Rainy season We thought we would take a boat trip down the river today, however, yesterday, I started to feel a bit crappy again so we decided not to. I think the mixture of humidity and air conditioning plays havoc with my sinuses and I just sneeze constantly resulting in a thick headache. (I'll stop whinging.) Anyway, it was just as well. It rained hard throughout the night and all day today. It subsided a little at 2pm so we headed out for something to eat...