We Hear A Symphony!

After days of rain (and I might add some very serious flooding in Southern Thailand, which we hope stops soon!) the noise outside our window tonite is both deafening and amazing. I recorded the night sounds the first night it began to rain, but the sound has grown louder with each night.
Our hotel is situated between the beach and the jungle. We can hear a cacaphony of sounds, including chirping, croaking, and honking that is unreal (not sure what that honking creature is). The animals are as happy as the tourists are UNhappy by this latest of weather events.
We traveled to Phang Nga today and saw first hand some of the damage the flooding is doing. Several areas are closed off with airports shut down on at least one island, the one that we intend to visit in two weeks with Mar and Erin.
The locals take it all in stride...at least from outside appearances, and we see hundreds of locals, undeterred, on motorbikes wearing all different color raincoats, some with multiple family members riding with them, just getting on with their daily routine. With the help of my friend Inga, I purhcased what another new friend, Gena, calls, a "proper" raincoat...bright green. Now I blend in!