Unseasonal Rain

We all know how the rain falls in Spain, but in Northern California, the rain mainly falls in the winter. So it was a bit of a surprise to be awakened by the whisper of a summer shower on the cabin top during a recent visit to the Delta. A quick look out the ports revealed a clear, starry night on both sides of the boat, but we were too tired to investigate further. We were quickly lulled back to sleep by the soothing sound, yet aware in that semi-conscious way that it rained all night long. And it was still raining when we rolled out of the V-berth in the morning. Again, a look out both forward ports revealed sunny, cloudless skies on both sides of the boat. What the . . . ?

All was revealed when we poked our heads topside. We’d rigged one of those ‘Slinky’ hoses the night before to fill the water tanks and had turned off only the nozzle. They’re not much good to begin with, but this one disappointed — and delighted — us in a whole new way. At some point in the night, it sprang a big leak on the top half that caused our unseasonal rain shower.