that sort of rain can happen here, too–the ground in EO is NOT anything like the stuff on the coast and it is gicky. Walking in it is horrid, too. The mud, I mean. It adheres to your shoes and it is like wearing cement boots. I fully understood that ‘mob’ phrase when we moved here. You know, the one about swimming in cement shoes? BUT, am glad you got some cooler weather. Or does it cool much when it rains over there?