tropical depression= rain and more rain

The last few days, the weather satellite image has shown a large cloud mass over the pacific area where we are... something about "a tropical depression"  anyway, there was a solid day when the sun didn't come out and it rained pretty nearly all day. Under what would normally be a bright noon time sky, it looked like dusk. There was lightning and thunder galore....  God was bowling a lot of strikes. Except to walk to dinner, I hadn't done anything since the hike to the waterfall last Thursday, so E decided to rent a car today (Tuesday) and get me out.

E is waiting for a better forecast for diving.

The worst part of the residual "motion-of-the-ocean" has passed.  We decided to take a drive back to the North Beach Cottages, stopping to have lunch at the internet cafe in Melekeok.  I had E stop at the grocery on the way out of Koror to get some cat food to take to all my little feline friends. They were appreciative. 

I brought along my pens, journal and book... but I think I only wrote one word. It's enough truly, just to sit and absorb the serenity and majesty of the ocean and sky.

It's too bad that on this vacation, the ocean viewing is more the exception than the rule... for whatever reason, the populated/ downtown section of this nation is on a strip of land that has no view of the ocean. 

good chance of rain tomorrow... the frogs are all croaking..

 ... apparently the roosters don't seem to do their morning screetching if the sun isn't out... or maybe the rain drowns out their cockadoodle doo's... which start at 0430.

Internet Deli in Melekeok

Rain obscures the distant coastline

North Beach