BBQ and some rain

Last night we got to barbeque some baby back ribs. We were excited to see the ribs, and they were on sale so we bought some asparagus and corn to go with them and got ready to party. It started to rain when we were trying to get the coals going, but we were in a covered area so it didn't affect our plans. Then the wind started blowing and it began to rain a little harder. We just moved the grill further under the covering and cooked away. Then the wind started howling and the raining was pouring as it only can in the tropics. We ran for safety because we were getting soaked! We stood in the doorway that leads to the covered patio and watched the ribs cook, which we had fortunately covered with tinfoil so the rain didn't douse our fire and delicious smelling food. I decided that this meal was the best meal we've cooked in this country. Sometimes it's hard to find food that tastes like what you're used to while living overseas. You may be able to find all the ingredients but they don't taste like what you're expecting it to. Fortunately, we still have another rack of ribs, so the fun will continue!

Uche working hard on the grill.

The coals are getting hot...

Rain! I wish you could see, hear and feel the force of the rain storm. It's pretty cool.

Well, it was cool until we got back to the apartment and noticed watering running down out of our cabinet. We had had problems with this before but last week a guy came and "fixed" it. There was an open hole that had been cut out to put a fan in, but someone ended up building a cabinet over it, so they covered the hole with a board. Well, boards on outside walls don't hold it up so well in this climate, especially rainy season, so it was rotting and leaking on the food in the cabinet. So, the landlady arranged to have someone come fill it with cement. He came and whipped it up in a few minutes. We were a little suspicious since it didn't seem like the guy had totally sealed the hole up. We were right! So, water was pretty much coming in at a steady stream, so we cleared out all the food (fortunately we had everything sealed up so it wasn't ruined) and tried to clean up the water all over the cabinet, counter and floor. We have food and everything from the counter spread out on the floor of the living room, and hopefully the hole will be well sealed today. Sorry, no pictures of that excitement we were scrambling to soak up water and rescue everything from the cupboard!