Well there is harmattan season with winds that bring lots of dust, then there is a real sandstorm that brings a whole lot of dust and a whole lot of wind. I was thinking that a sandstorm is basically a Canadian blizzard with sand instead of snow, but I do not recall the blizzard winds of Canada being as strong as they were for this sandstorm. It was quite breathtaking - literally. The sky had a kind of reddish ting and then the wind came. Right after the sandstorm there was a down pour of rain. It was amazing to see all of that rain. Very refreshing.
This happened Sunday just before the evening Church service. After service we were having people over for dinner. We had the place all cleaned up. Now everything has to be cleaned again. All of the windows are made of rows of louvered glass that does not seal very well. The windows of our bedroom got the full brunt of the storm and so did our bedroom. The pressure within the bedroom was so strong it took a lot of force just to open the bedroom door.
We are starting the rainy season so we should be getting weekly rains and apparently more sandstorms.
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