WOW! Wish you could have seen the rainy weather we have been having recently.
O.k, we didn't take video (forgot), but did manage to take a few photos.
Could have sworn that we had at least 3 waterfalls on our property over the weekend, a smaller version of the Marquis falls and at least 2 that could rival Concord....(o.k, maybe Annandale).
It has been absolutely POURING with rain! The funny thing is that you could wake up the next day and everything is almost back to normal already.....thankfully, the island is a bit hilly, so everything drains off pretty quickly.
Even though we live on a hillside, i can see the benefit of having flood insurance, especially if we get a severe rainstorm.
The dogs certainly were having none of it. Balu decided it was too wet to go outside (she might get her paws wet) and went back to bed!
Yes, it is the rainy season, but you don't normally expect to have rainfall this intense. The weather seems to be getting more extreme each year.
One of the more unusual things about the rain storm we had, was that the winds were from an unusual direction. This might not seem like a big deal to most people, but when you are accustomed to having weather out of the east, and then you get absolutely plastered with rain from the west or south, you tend to notice these little things!There was also a lot of lightening.
At times, it almost seemed like a broken florescent fixture, as the flashes were so close together
Of course, the thunder was also pretty intense, with some of it sounding as if it were directly overhead, but the forked lightening was the scariest of all. You could see it striking all around..., especially in the sea. You certainly would not have wanted to be out in a boat while that was happening.
Other than a little flooding and some power outages in a few areas, you would hardly know that we had such a bad rainstorm.
Today...bright sunshine, cool breezes and blue sky.
We had been looking for somewhere to run away to for a few days for a break before Christmas and happened to come across a great special from Air Jamaica. Moni also found a good all-inclusive deal at a small hotel in Negril, so we decided to go. It was a working vacation, but still a chance to see somewhere we had never been before.
The flight was great. Unusual for most airline flights these days, where you get squeezed into a cattle car with barely enough room to sit without having your knees jammed up against the seat in front and so close, it seems that the person in front is actually sitting in your lap!
We even got served food! This was a better than the small bag of stale peanuts they usually throw at you.
Decided to stay in a small cliff resort in Negril, away from the beach, which suited us fine. Something a little different from what we are accustomed to here.
Over the weekend, we decided to take a hike to Concord second falls - Au
Coin Falls.
1st Concord Water fall - the entrance
We had visited the falls twice since hurricane Ivan, more than 4 years ago,
and were curious to see what changes there had been, and whether the trees
and vegetation had regrown.
The difference was astounding! It is a hike that I would recommend in a
heartbeat!
We parked by the main falls, Concord, and started up the trail above, which
will eventually take you to the other two falls - (yes, there are three
falls at Concord.
You don't need a guide for the second falls (Au Coin), but you will
definitely need one for the third falls, as the trail is not well marked.
WOW! Wish you could have seen the rainy weather we have been having recently.
O.k, we didn't take video (forgot), but did manage to take a few photos.
Could have sworn that we had at least 3 waterfalls on our property over the weekend, a smaller version of the Marquis falls and at least 2 that could rival Concord....(o.k, maybe Annandale).
It has been absolutely POURING with rain! The funny thing is that you could wake up the next day and everything is almost back to normal already.....thankfully, the island is a bit hilly, so everything drains off pretty quickly.
Even though we live on a hillside, i can see the benefit of having flood insurance, especially if we get a severe rainstorm.
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WOW! Wish you could have seen the rainy weather we have been having recently.
O.k, we didn't take video (forgot), but did manage to take a few photos.
Could have sworn that we had at least 3 waterfalls on our property over the weekend, a smaller version of the Marquis falls and at least 2 that could rival Concord....(o.k, maybe Annandale).
It has been absolutely POURING with rain! The funny thing is that you could wake up the next day and everything is almost back to normal already.....thankfully, the island is a bit hilly, so everything drains off pretty quickly.
Even though we live on a hillside, i can see the benefit of having flood insurance, especially if we get a severe rainstorm.
The dogs certainly were having none of it. Balu decided it was too wet to go outside (she might get her paws wet) and went back to bed! 
Yes, it is the rainy season, but you don't normally expect to have rainfall this intense. The weather seems to be getting more extreme each year.
One of the more unusual things about the rain storm we had, was that the winds were from an unusual direction. This might not seem like a big deal to most people, but when you are accustomed to having weather out of the east, and then you get absolutely plastered with rain from the west or south, you tend to notice these little things!There was also a lot of lightening. 
Other than a little flooding and some power outages in a few areas, you would hardly know that we had such a bad rainstorm.
Today...bright sunshine, cool breezes and blue sky.
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