Its been raining for the past 2 days. It was hot and very humid all weekend, we spent a lot of time in the pool. Then the rain came.

Officialy, we got 63mm (about 2.5 inches) of rain in the past 24 hours. Its not clear if that includes the heavy downpoor today. This is about the same as the average rainfall here in the entire month of December.

I found a strange wet place in the bedroom. No sign of where water came in, no window was near, no ceiling leak, no wall leak. Shelves above are dry. But one shelf got wet, and there is a bit of water standing below.

I went out to look for where it could have come from. There is some leakage in the covered area outside the guest flat. Nothing major. Then I walked towards the pool.

The pool is overflowing. A good wind puts a small amount of the water onto the deck. We had LOTS of rain! But behold, here on the steps going up to the guest flat, is a crab.

Crab

I went and got the camera. The landlord had said they found a crab once. Coming back, I found a 2nd crab, a bit smaller, but further up the walk! I can’t imagine WHERE they think they are going, or why. We are about 45 meters (yards) above sea level. The beach is about 1 mile away (1.5 kilometers). The estuary is much closer, but just as far down. I know nothing of crab behavior, but this strikes me as weird.

The ‘house tour’ project is coming along. Should be ready within a week!

Crab