40 days and nights of rain…

You would not believe the rain we’ve had this winter!

Before Christmas the rain began. And it seemed after a few weeks that it might never stop. There were two days in which nearly four feet of rain fell in some parts of Hilo.

The Wailuku River, which runs through Hilo was a raging torrent. I think that the water level must have risen by 10-15 feet. It looked like chocolate milk.

At Boiling Pots, the islands in the river where we like to hike and play "fetch" with Bodhi were completely submerged.

Rainbow Falls, in Hilo, Hawaii

At Rainbow Falls the scene was even more dramatic.
The huge cave behind the falls was completely hidden.

I felt sorry for so many of our IEP students who didn’t see the sun for several weeks.

But finally the sun came out, and the weather has been sunny and warm.