Fun In The Sun On Whidbey Island

Too much sun! Seattle is still in a heat wave. Jill and Corey and the kids arrived mid afternoon last Monday. I guess it was about 90. Jill and Corey went out to a restaurant for a belated anniversary dinner and the kids and I played in the "pool". That evening we decided to head for Whidbey Island instead of waiting for the morning. We boarded the ferry after sunset. Tuesday we hit the beach in the morning and had fun in the sand.

The afternoons got hot when the wind shifted from over the water to over the land. We all had naps. By Wednesday it reached a record 103 in Seattle. Here in the Pacific Northwest, most of us do not have air conditioning. We open our windows and rely on the marine air to cool us. But when the wind shifted, it became a blast furnace. That afternoon the temperature gage registered 98.3 outside and 98.8 inside of the cabin. After the sun went down, it was more comfortable, time for canoe rides and s'mores fires.

Eating s'mores in PJs.

As the low tide came later in the morning we were able to get out on the tide flats.

We had a good time in spite of the heat.

We came back into town, and to a very hot house, Thursday evening.

Today we went to watch the hydros and airshow practice. But that is another story for another day.