Water appears to be the theme of our entire vacation. It rained pretty much the entire time in Yangshuo, we got stranded on a wrecked boat up a river, Took a boat ride up the river in Thailand during another thunderstorm, got soaked during their water festival, and swam in the ocean during a thunderstorm. To top it off, the morning of our flight back, we awoke to several inches of water in the bedroom we were staying in. Their washing machine water line valve came loose and their 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment was floating the next morning. The laundry room alone had almost 8 inches of water that washed into the living room when we opened the door to shut the water off. Thankfully, the laundry room, balcony and bathroom all have drains, and with brooms, buckets and mops, we pushed the water out in about an hour. Most of everyone’s clothes were soaked but not too much was lost. Sorry I don’t have pictures but we were a little busy. Plus, I promised them I would keep this story anonymous. Their router shorted out but it could have been so much worse, because we all had laptops and there were other electronics, but they were all ok. Thank goodness for breaker boxes! They handled it really well and we just chocked it up to another water based adventure! At least they have their spring cleaning done, even the mattress got "washed". Don’t you wish you could just spray down your house and sweep it all outside? Go for it! Just make sure to elevate everything of value that doesn’t respond well to flooding.
Mandy
“It is wise to bring some water, when one goes out to look for water”
Arab Proverb
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