For about a minute there was a funny noise that I couldn’t place. I couldn’t see anything. A minute later I saw this:

and then after jumping around like an over excited kid for another minute, there was this:

Rain in Egypt is amazing. The smell in the air is incredible. The raindrops are fat and heavy and after they subside the air is crystal clear. The downside is that all the dirt that is rained out of the air, lands on whoever/whatever it first comes into contact with.

In my case, I now need a shower, of the bathroom variety.