I think it rained harder this afternoon than I’d ever seen it rain.
The neighbor’s yard was even more of a lake than it was in the last downpour.
There was even a waterfall coming over the wall.
The side of our yard was also becoming a lake.
We could hear the river roaring, so as the rain let up we decided to go take a look.
There were waterfalls coming down the steps.
When we got down on the flat part, the path was under a bit of water.
Then, we reached the river!
I never saw the water so muddy!
The water was moving along faster than I’d ever seen it too.
The lizards usually hung out on these logs, but today only the tops were showing above the water.
The water had come up quite a bit higher on the shore.
There were waterfalls where I’d never seen them before.
The water looked so active.
Joel surveys the scene.
The water rushes around the point where a log is stuck in the rocks.
What a sight!
When we got back home the rain was only a slight sprinkle, and the remains of the lake in the neighbor’s yard were pretty.
We went down to the river after a rain before, but it didn’t look like we found it today!
The Panama Adventure 
We also had a lot of rain here by the beach area with thunder and lightning. This morning is nice and cool.
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Where are you located? We’re probably all getting a lot of rain this time of year. It’s really cool here too today, and overcast with some sprinkles. I’m keeping my sweater handy for tonight.
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It’s almost over. I’m trying to appreciate the remainder of the rainy season, but my clothes have been hanging on the line for a week trying to dry. 🙂
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Wow. Are you getting any sun? At least here most mornings are sunny so you can dry things before the rains come through.
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Kris, our house is surrounded by trees, so very little sun. The shade keeps our house cool, but it doesn’t help to dry the clothes..plus we’ve had all day rains, very unusual.
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Ahh I see. That would be extra challenging. Here’s hoping you get some sunny hours!
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Merely a mist compared to what we went through back in October of 2011. That’s the day the rain took out the bridge on the InterAmericana on the way over to Concepcion/Bugaba, just before the gone, but not forgotten Gringos Restaurant.
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I have wondered what that must have been like. It happened in a day? I thought it must have been an extended period of rain. That must have been a crazy day!
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It happened in TWO HOURS!
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NO WAY! I cannot even imagine how hard it must have rained to bring the water up high enough to take out that bridge in two hours. It must have been beyond insane.
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“Beyond insane” is coming close. I’ve never seen anything like it before and never hope to again. You’ve been to my house, and you know that little river beside it. Take a look at the photos in the first link and see how big those logs are outside my gate. That little river put those things there. It flooded the house. Thankfully I was in Potrerillos then and didn’t have to clean it out. The flood in this river took out the chain link fence in the property behind my house as well as several trees that you, me and Joel couldn’t have circles holding hands. Over a half a foot of rain in two hours. Several smaller bridges around the area bit the dust and I think three or four people were drowned. There is absolutely no way to describe what it was like.
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I cannot imagine! I remember your area and the river nearby, but for me even more impressive is the photos of the bridge. Look how far it is above the river. For the river to rise that high to beat against the bridge and take it out, that’s a huge amount of water.
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