So, just in case you thought that it was always sunny in south Texas on the Gulf of Mexico, it has been raining for the last couple of days.
Based on first impressions, I assumed the rain here would be quite hard and brief, given the nature of the climate. However, it started raining hard overnight, with thunder and lightning but it had stopped in time for a sunrise stroll on the beach. It then recommenced later when we were on our way back from picking up lunch in Port Isabel. Within a couple of miles, as Luke and I headed back to the Island, the wipers where on full speed and the cars in the lines of traffic heading up Padre Boulevard were slowing well below the limit of 30 mph to avoid the standing water gradually encroaching from the edges of the cambered surface.
The downpour continued for a couple of hours, but stopped for the Labor Day fireworks display across the bay, only to begin again overnight and sporadically throughout the next day.
I will have to reserve judgement on whether it rains frequently, or persistently in Texas, but to date there has certainly been no hint of anything like drizzle. The infrequent rain is perhaps like the snow and ice in the UK, and the local residence are either exceptionally cautious, or merely not familiar enough with the conditions.
And the takeaways from this?
The British love to discuss the weather, and everything is bigger in Texas…!
