When it rains here it really rains, huge raindrops beating on the corrugated iron roof. It gets so loud that we can’t hear the TV, even at full volume!
Anyway, the Electric Power Corporation should be happy now that their dams are filling and they will be able to generate hydro-power again. Apparently this was one of the contributing factors to the blackouts we endured a month or so ago.
Our water supply at home has been ok, although they do sometimes shut it down after midnight to conserve water, but other parts of Apia and the surrounding villages have been on water restrictions for several months. Now the rain has come there should be no more water
shortages.
The ‘Samoan Carwash’ is back in business again. The ford was always flowing when we first arrived, usually about ankle deep, but has been dry since July. On Monday it was about knee deep and flowing very fast. A carwash costs 5 tala, you just stop in the middle of the ford and the boys come out with their buckets and rags and give the car a quick clean. Almost as good as the drive through carwash back in NZ!
The other good thing about the change in season is pineapples and mangoes are now available in great abundance. When we first arrived there were a few pineapples in the markets, but they were very expensive, and no mangoes. Now there are plenty in the markets and they are cheap.
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