Heatwave Returns
Smokey Skies Thu Aug 12th Fri Aug 13th Houseboat - somewhere under the flowers Fri Aug 13th The week has flown by and back from Whistler it's been catching up on routine chores and tasks. While Jack was being shorn at the doggy hairdressers (and Fred at the regular hairdressers) I wandered down to Gibsons harbour. The houseboat in the picture is covered in flowers and shrubs. I'd not noticed it before. Alongside was a beautifully restored sailing boat in absolutely immaculate condition. All very quirky in the middle of a busy harbour. As the week has gone on the temperature has started to climb again and another heatwave is forecast through to Sunday. Fan, and for the bedroom a freestanding AC unit, acquired. Although we can open windows and doors that have fly screens, nighttime temperatures of 18C plus are not comfortable. With the heat has come a smokey heat haze that's enveloped the islands and distant mountains, o...