Last night marked the one week anniversary of Jim and I living in Antigua. We were walking home in the dark last night as Jim pointed this out to me, and I very optimistically pointed out that it was raining, just like it was when we arrived in Antigua.
Our grand plans to go to Lake Atitlan were crushed this morning because of the rain. Although no streets in Antigua were flooded, the street to get to the lake was and there was a danger of walls falling on people. Apparently that happens here. Unfortunately, we didn't know about the cancellation until we met our driver, so we still got up at 4:40 am. After standing in the rain for 15 minutes, we got to come back home and crawl into our beds-which were still warm-and grab another 4 hours sleep.
Just as we were getting up for the second time, a bunch of firecrackers went off. These routinely go off to celebrate events, such as birthdays. This particular bunch was extra long and loud, and when it finally stopped, at least three car alarms began blaring. Jim's comment, "This is a developing country; there shouldn't be car alarms here!"
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