Vietnam has two seasons -- rainy and dry. The rainy season in the southern part of the country (where we live) is from May to November. We have actually enjoyed the rains this fall -- they are predictable (usually in the late afternoon), short (30 minutes or so), and sweet (cooling off the temperature to something much more comfortable). We have learned to carry an umbrella everywhere and to wear clothes that are OK to get wet!
However the last couple of weeks have been none of those nice things. It can rain any time of day or night. And the rain has become much longer and much more intense. The locals are now calling it monsoon season and we can attest to that! Last night we took a taxi across town to watch Simon's team play volleyball and this is the sight that we had along the way -- roads flooding, bikes stalling, cars falling off the pavement.
