The floor of my tent started to move as I sat on the edge of
my cot looking over the photos I had taken the day before; I said to myself
what in the world is under my tent? Could it be a snake? Nothing had ever
happened like this before.
Today the park was full of Guatemalan people, playing
soccer, swimming, barbequing, and having a fabulous time. But it is the rainy
season, and that can be unpredictable. For the most part, it rains at 4 or 5 pm.
But today felt different. I had been to the store in the morning before people
started to showed, just to get a few things. I found some Bacardi Gold Rum for
only 32Q ($4 US), so I bought some just to have on hand.
Once back to the park, I had to wait for the soccer game to
score a point; since it was played right in front of my camping spot, in order
to have the player move so I could drive on across their field. I unloaded the grocery’s,
looked at the sky and thought that it might be a smart idea just to stay inside
my tent for the rest of the day, because when it rains here it is a torrential
down pour.
Many times I get stares from people in the park that are here
for family activities. I am sure that a woman traveling by herself is not
common in this culture. There were five soccer men sitting at the table closest
to my tent they stared at me as I moved about my tent, but I had the last laugh
when the rains came. I was dry, and they had to run for cover.
With thunderous thunder, crackling lighting, whirling winds
all to announce the coming rains. It is beneficial to me that I have a Luggable
Loo in my tent; otherwise I think I would have had to swim across the field to
go to the bathroom.
As it turns out it was a perfect night to watch some scary
movies, drink rum and coke, listened to the thunder, watch the flashes of
lighting, hearing the rains beat down and the winds shaking all sides of my
tent. I do not want to forget about the floor moving under my feet when the
water from the rain ran under it. It was an absolutely perfect scary night.
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