Amazing amount of rain today

Starting with yesterday - Tuesday.
Tuesday is market day here so Guillermo and I walked into town early, checked out the market (got some good soups there to take home!) and as we were leaving the market it was sprinkling a little, so we figured we were in for it on our way home.  BUT, we had to stop at the grocery store first.  We were surprised to see that it wasn't raining when we got out of the store and made it all the way home with no rain!  But I'd say about 20 minutes after we got home, it started raining and it rained on and off for the rest of the afternoon.  So, we were glad we went in to town early and were safe at home before the rains hit.

Keeping in mind how things went yesterday, we again walked into town early.  We walked to the little European bakery and were so disappointed to see a sign on their door saying they'll be closed for the next 3 days!!  So, on to the grocery store again to get what we didn't get yesterday.  As we headed home, we could tell that it was about to rain, but we stayed ahead of the rain and got home with just a slight mist falling.  Again, though, about 20 minutes after we got home, it started raining.  We had thought we might go have lunch in the little restaurant here in the valley, but decided to stay in and have soup, because even though the rain had let up, we weren't sure if it was going to start up again.  Good decision, because it started raining HARD about an hour after we would have left and it rained non-stop for almost 3 hours!!  It is still raining 3 hours later, but it isn't falling as hard.  This rainy season is not over yet!!!

Update:  The rain got a little lighter in the late afternoon, but only for a little while.   It rained all afternoon.  It is now 8:30 at night, and it  has been raining all evening - as I write this - it has been absolutely POURING for the last 30 minutes.  There has GOT to be some serious flooding going on somewhere around here.  Fortunately, where we are there is no danger of flooding.
Update to the update:  it is now 10:00 at night and it is still raining as hard as ever.  It has been raining since 11:30 this morning.
I just keep thinking about a little house that is on the road to this valley.  It is pieced together with sheets of tin and boards and tarps.  When we walked by that little house this morning, at around 11am, they had about 4 lines full of clothing strung up to dry.  If they brought all those clothes in before the rain started, it is inside their little house with no chance of drying.  Hopefully they themselves are staying dry inside their house.

It is 11:10 at night, and still raining hard.
It is 11:30 at night, and it is raining even harder!!