start to get a little irritated by this because it appeared to be 'set in' forever.
Even though we had had some dry weather recently, it is always easier to
remember bad experiences when you are being subjected to more of them,
so it felt like it had rained for our whole holiday. Not that the rain stopped us
from doing things.
Some activities we had to do anyway, such as hooking up the power
and water when we set up camp. On one particularly wet occasion I went out
just in my swimming trunks to do this. There seemed little point getting my
clothes wet as it was raining so much, and I was also able to give our
neighbours (primarily an elderly Spanish woman who watched me intensely) a
laugh/thrill. Another activity that we decided not to put on hold for a few
showers was going in swimming pools and spas. There really seemed no
point in avoiding them because the rain would not make us any wetter, and
we often needed to relax and get out of the van for a bit of fresh air. The bad
weather also meant we had the pools to ourselves.
Another unexpected silver lining to the rain clouds occurred when we visited
Windley Key Fossil Reef State Geological Site, a state park on one of the
Keys. We intended to just have a quick look round, having discovered that
entrance was just $1.50 each, but one of the rangers on duty offered to do a
live tour for just $2.50. Emma and I were eager to sign up for this, knowing
how much we had enjoyed other activities, and seeing as we were the only
visitors we felt a bit sorry for the ranger.
However a minute or so into the tour a few drops of rain fell.
Immediately the ranger beckoned us under cover and refunded our money,