WET!

I’ve now completed day one of a three-day, nationwide water fight. The root of it all is pouring water while giving a blessing. What comes from that root are pickups loaded with tanks of water driving back and forth on the main roads drenching each other. There are even official places you can stop to refill your tanks. There are not so official places to buy huge blocks of ice to give your water a little extra punch. Along the sides of the roads there are also groups of people with water guns, buckets, and hoses.

I went out today with several friends in a friend’s truck. Some of the ladies and a newborn stayed in the cab of the truck. Some of the little kids went back and forth between the bed and the cab, depending primarily on the frequency of trucks with ice water. Another thing that prompted the kids to return to the cab was the powder. A lot of people pat cooling powder on your face when your truck gets stuck in traffic.

Very much very fun!