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Heat Wave?

Apparently the day we got back from Cancun marked the last of a Vancouver heat wave. Everyone I know tells me it was mid twenties all week, and true - when we got home at 12:30AM it WAS 18 degrees out, so it must've been a scorcher of a day. However, week that followed was grey, damp, and chilly. Our tans faded fast.

Ah, but there's a bright side! This week has been awesome so far - Starting Sunday afternoon, the sun came out again, and hasn't gone away since. Both yesterday, and today, Carole and I made the 11 minute drive to White Pines beach as soon as I got home from work, and spent an nice hour (4pm to 5pm) relaying on the shore, reading a book, and catching some rays. Normally I'd be squandering that hour on sunshine by checking email, writing a blog entry, having a beer, paying some bills, etc - but as hard as it is to wind down from the day of work, I think that this routine is going to stick with us as long as the weather does. Besides, White Pines is 11 minutes away... Bunzen Lake is 12. Belcarra Beach is about 15 minutes away, and Rocky Point is only 9. The same for Pleasantside. We've got so many bodies of water within 15 minutes of here, it's a wonder we ever go out to the back yard on a sunny day!

Anyway, it feels great, and the tans are coming back quick! It was 26 today, and it's supposed to hit 28 tomorrow.... you know where I'll be, if you wanna hook up for a frosty (concealed) beverage on the beach at about 4:30 !