...but most of it full of mud! Hmm, think I fudged that quote, nevermind. Last night there was a truly superb thunderstorm, the downpour was of an intensity I have not seen often and at its height, constant thunder was accompanying lightening that flickering with less than a second between strikes. The rain continues, somewhat abated, today and there are floods everywhere. The positive side to all this is that the temperature should come right back down and be vaguely suitable for climbing once more.
I have managed to get some routes done most days recently, despite the rain but the conditions are not really lending themselves to anything very hard so it has been pretty much mid grade classics all the way. The massive humidity levels are difficult to adapt to, heat alone is avoidable but with humidity at 90% the whole time as well it's a bit of a misery fest.
Swimming in the river one day brought a bit of relief from the heat, not really what I expected though, even the rivers in Australia are incredibly warm. Apparently I need to learn how to give out better negative signals to girls I only want to be friends with as well (who would have thought it) because the alternative is horribly awkward!
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