Before we completely leave my home town behind, let’s talk about the heat and humidity for a minute. A lot of people (especially those in Colorado) think that Florida is so hot you can’t live it in, or if you do, you can never go outside. I’m here to say that’s not true! It’s been running in the high 80’s \/ low 90’s every day while we’ve been here this summer, averaging about 70% humidity (except when it jumps to 100% and the sky turns into water). We’re not freaked out about the heat at all, Deb definitely isn’t – she absolutely loves it! And I like it much more than the cold but my thought is that if it wasn’t for the heat then cooling off wouldn’t feel so good. And there are myriad ways to cool off.<\/p>\n
We do and will have AC anywhere we are going to live, but not always covering every square foot. Mom’s house had central air, and also a pool which is the best for cooling down quickly. We have a place on the west coast of Florida set up next and it also has central air, but no pool. In either place, a walk or a bike ride to the beach is always a winner for the ocean breezes and the water. The place where we are planning to stay in Vieques, PR has air in the bedrooms only. It’s on a hill and we’re told it gets good breezes so we think that will work out well. I also discovered that tank-tops with their extra air flow are cooler than t-shirts, so I bought one tank-top and made a couple more out of t-shirts and some handy scissor-work. There are other creative ways to stay cool, but that’s a start.<\/p>\n