Before we left on this trip we were advised, by several, about how hot it was going to be in Spain this time of year. They were wrong! It's been absolutely gorgeous!
Of course this time of year in Mérida we are in the high 20's with VERY high humidity.
When in Southern Spain; Cordóba, Granada, Sevilla, it was in the high 20's, but with no humidity we barely noticed. Now, here in Portugal, well it's been low to mid 20's, a bit cool for me. Yesterday was our first less than perfect day, it was heavy sky and cool, I saw 19 on the news report. About 6pm it started misting, then actually raining, and a fog came in and obscured the landscape.
We came back to the room about 7:30 and didn't leave again till 10 to go get some dinner.
We're planning a trip on the Douro river, it's a 12 hour trip, I may need to go buy a sweatshirt, or maybe blanket! I could cut a hole and turn it into a pancho.
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Showing posts with label weather. Show all posts
oh the wind she was a blowin
We had such a storm last night - so much wind, swirling and blowing, nearly 3/4" of rain coming in sheets.
I was in the middle of fixing dinner, about 7:30-8PM when the power went out. No Prpblem, we're hurricane ready, the stove is gas, I just cooked and we ate by candlelight. So very romantic, well except that we had no fans and it was really humid and stuffy.
Don't get me started on badly we slept, tossing, turning, sweating, we were a moveable mosquito feast. Boy do we rely on those fans. Yipes!
We have a momma dove and two babies in the sour orange just outside the kitchen; we were holding vigil in case we needed to mount rescue efforts. They rode out the storm and are all sitting pretty this morning.
We did suffer some garden and plant damage; pots blown over, some plants uprooted, lots of leaves stripped off, some branches down. We'll be sweeping and raking today.
We've been without power now for over 12 hours; no sign of CFE, our electrc provider so don't know if anyone has called it in or not. I tried calling but just got pushed to 'hold' with some great panflute music.
I'll be contacting friends about freezer space pretty soon.
Luckily our park has wireless, so I can walk over and check email periodically. Oh and send out quick blog notes as well.
I was in the middle of fixing dinner, about 7:30-8PM when the power went out. No Prpblem, we're hurricane ready, the stove is gas, I just cooked and we ate by candlelight. So very romantic, well except that we had no fans and it was really humid and stuffy.
Don't get me started on badly we slept, tossing, turning, sweating, we were a moveable mosquito feast. Boy do we rely on those fans. Yipes!
We have a momma dove and two babies in the sour orange just outside the kitchen; we were holding vigil in case we needed to mount rescue efforts. They rode out the storm and are all sitting pretty this morning.
We did suffer some garden and plant damage; pots blown over, some plants uprooted, lots of leaves stripped off, some branches down. We'll be sweeping and raking today.
We've been without power now for over 12 hours; no sign of CFE, our electrc provider so don't know if anyone has called it in or not. I tried calling but just got pushed to 'hold' with some great panflute music.
I'll be contacting friends about freezer space pretty soon.
Luckily our park has wireless, so I can walk over and check email periodically. Oh and send out quick blog notes as well.
TS Arthur in Belize
Well Arthur sure has been a good thing for us in Merida, well except that I need to do some laundry and of course it won't dry in this weather. Our temperatures have really cooled down, and the water was much needed
But poor Belize, TS Arthur is really making a mess of things there. You can check it out at Belize's National Emergency Management's webpage. (NEMO) Really a mess.
Buena Suerte a los amigos en Belize!
But poor Belize, TS Arthur is really making a mess of things there. You can check it out at Belize's National Emergency Management's webpage. (NEMO) Really a mess.
Buena Suerte a los amigos en Belize!
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