Just call us very wet chickens

Monday, Feb 11, 2008, 8:20 AM, Cairns, Queensland, AU

'Tis the wet season in northern Australia and yesterday said 'wet' caught up with us. We had been sprinkled upon in Darwin, but it was pouring as we left. The weather was cloudy in Cairns until mid-day when the skies opened to Noah-rain. No thunder, no lightning, which is strange to us because that's the only way we get rain like this: accompanied by skyworks.

We have dragged a little umbrella all over and finally it has come in handy. But then, you know it rains a lot when even the driveways into parking garages have awnings so people walking down the street won't get wet.

We were to go out to the Great Barrier Reef today, but have cancelled. It was an hour in the bus to the boat once everyone was picked up and we weren't last, an hour and a half to the pontoon, 4 hours there, and then a reverse of all that. And, did I mention that it was RAINING?

Just call us chicken. Very, very, wet wet wet chickens.