TROPICAL RAIN

It started to rain lightly on Friday afternoon.  It hasn’t stopped yet but it has gotten heavier.  The rain was still light on Saturday morning when I left the house at 7 AM to walked to the farmer's market, an experience in itself, but later in the morning when I walked into town it started to come down very heavily and it’s still raining cats and dogs now on Sunday. I was stuck indoors all afternoon.   This morning, I braved it and walked into town where I found that I couldn’t even see the cruise ships that I know are out in the bay through the heavy rain.  Even the pelicans had decided to roost in the trees while they wait instead of cruising along the shore as they usually do. 

This is Carnival weekend.   It is supposed to be a big party but the parade float is sitting in the park covered with plastic and those who venture out are under umbrellas or ponchos.  This rain is putting a damper on everything. 
http://weatherspark.com/forecasts/yr/Ecuador/Puerto+Ayora