It's Raining Again

Ok, just so we have a common frame of reference here, let's assume there are quite a few levels to rain :

1. Ah! That's refreshing.
2. Whoops! Better grab the umbrella.
3. It's coming down cats and dogs!
4. It's too wet to walk a duck!
5. Pair 'em up, Noah, one more time!

So what is the rain like in Dillingham? Weird, that's what. It's unlike any rain I have ever been through in my life. See, when it starts raining here it doesn't stop for the better part of a day. No, not just the daylight hours - the entire 24 hour enchilada. But that's not the weird part. The weird part is that it is more soaking than any rain I have ever been in.

Ok, so when we get a thunderstorm in Iowa, the rain may come down hard 'n' heavy for maybe 1/2 hour, then it moves on. I have seen all-day rains, but those were few and far between. No, the difference here is this is the most gentle soaking rain I have ever experienced. It's deceptive. You look out, and you can see it's raining by looking at the puddles, but when you look across the parking lot, you can't see hardly a thing.

Then you step out in it.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Before you know what has hit you, you're soaked. It feels so light, so gentle and so refreshing but it is literally the soaking of a billion drops. I have never seen water so densely packed outside of a swimming pool. It's quite literally like walking into the softest wall of water you can imagine. Now I know why everyone here has a rain suit, and why the rain doesn't bother them : they are dry.

It also explains why everything is always so green and lush here. The flora and fauna get all the water they need when it rains! The best thing about the rain, however, is it keeps the No-See-Ums at bay, which are in season right now.