Rain, rain go away...

... and go bother someone else.

It's been raining for almost 24 hrs straight now. The Li Jiang river has risen several feet and the islands that used to host grazing cattle are now completely submerged. This, of course, leads one to wonder what happened to the cattle. What a waste of potentially good steak or stir-fried beef with brocolli.

The Impeccably Dressed Indian and I were planning to go up north to visit some villages and famous terrassed rice paddies, but after hours of non-stop rain we opted to stay in and wait this one out. We preferred the option of a relatively dry day indoors to hiking uphill on a slippery mud trail for an hour in the pouring rain with our backpacks.

We've been pretty lucky with the weather here in Yangshuo, so I shouldn't complain. Of course, it's always annoying to have to stay put and kill time while you wait for the storm to pass. I just hope this one passes! There are rumours that this storms marks the beginning of the rainy season!