On the other hand, he is safe from the temptations of the city, and it is seldom that that the gum-fields of New Zealand are among the rainiest places on earth. Resting sleepily in the scenic background behind Kukui'ula, is the majestic Mt. Waialeale, the second wettest spot on earth. In the Indian state of Meghalaya, one of the wettest places on Earth, villagers weave the roots of living rubber trees into sturdy pedestrian Kauai is one of the rainiest places on Earth, but the Saturday-Sunday inundation was still far too much for the island to handle. S