As you may have gathered from the last couple of posts, it's been a particularly wet, wet season here in Nicaragua. However, since the fateful 'truck in river' incident, we've been fortunate enough to experience a three day stint of sun. This may be the start of a phenomenon called "la canicula," which is a short, hot dry spell in the midst of the rainy season. The term is derived from an astrological occurrence involving the helical rising of Canis Major and Sirius. Canis Major is of course, dog and Sirius actually means scorching. This is where the term "the dog days of summer" comes from. All in all, we're happy that we were able to move our truck to the other side of the river, that the offshores are back and that I've finally gotten my nose out of a book. Panga Drops has been clean and fun the last few days and it looks like the winds are going to cooperate for the week. We took a nice walk to the ridge a couple of days ago and snapped a few photos of our house from above. Notice how thick the canopy is.
ocean view from the ridge - lots still available!
Our neighborhood in the foreground
our 240ft well
Lea, our hellian, keeper of the monkeys, La Vista's biggest fan, and recently, our worst nightmare. Oh little Lea, La Sed (the thirst), digger of trashcans, killer of chickens, pisser of floors, sleeper of couches, face full of burs, why must you be such a rascal?
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