..and getting caught in the rain

Did I mention that it has poured since we arrived here? Which, since I LOVE rain, isn't' really a bad thing for me. And I never get rain in Utah. We are either a hot desert or a cold snowy mountian town.

After drenching ourselves exloring the resort, we spent the day swimming and soaking in the pool and hot tubs while rather torrential rain poured down upon us. It was pretty cool. The pool was just a few dozen feet from the ocean, so we could watch the surf crash down in white shooting sprays upon the sand. We utilized one of the swim-up bars, but with the constant downpour, our drinks were quickly watered down.

And, after talking with a couple (honeymooners of course) who had spent eight (that's 8!) hours on the runway in their plane in Maryland, we no longer think twelve hours of travel is unreasonable from SLC to Jamaica. Apparently, the airline staff didn't serve any drinks to the passengers until six hours into the wait. The plane was snowed into the runway just feet from the gate. They sent trucks to tow the plane into place. Then the trucks got stuck in the runway too.

It looks like the rain in breaking up. Which is good, because I really need some vitamin D.