There and Back Again
I went off on a little holiday to San Diego - actually, we only spent the last day in San Diego. We drove out to Palm Springs on the first day, and liked it so much that we just stayed. I think being in that kind of weather (hot but dry), in a palm tree-filled oasis surrounded by mountains - well, it was almost like home. The pool was about 85 degrees, I loved it. San Diego was great, too, but it was kind of a whirlwind, since we packed a bunch of stuff into one day. I got a GPS from the rental car company, and my Berber navigator (I use that term very tongue in cheek, he’s horrible with maps) was just astounded. He was also unimpressed with fish tacos, another black mark against him - I think I could have eaten a million of them, easy. One of the funniest parts was hearing people talk about the “hot” weather in San Diego that makes everyone head to the beach. Hot? I could have worn a sweater and felt fine. Sheesh. We were out at Silver Strand Beach, and the water was about -100, but the locals were splashing around like it was a hot tub. Obviously, our internal thermometers are permanently set to “South of Morocco.”
Now I’m trying to catch up, since the boss has gone on his own holiday out to Las Vegas, and left me in charge. (!)
I see that there are still a few comments flying back and forth about evangelists etc…, I may have run out of patience on this, finally. Maybe I’ll start acting like the Lounsbury and close comments down when things get irritating.
July 29th, 2007 at 6:28 pm
I have friends living in California who have been complaining about the heat… oh! would that the temperature in Marrakech this week was as low as it is in Pasadena!
August 2nd, 2007 at 3:37 am
Lucky you. I live in Florida, 90 degrees and the humidity makes me want to move up north! Everybody makes fun of me ’cause I’m from Morocco and “I should be used to this”.
August 2nd, 2007 at 3:58 am
Mouhssine - We have the same hot, muggy weather in Ohio, and I don’t think it’s even the tiniest bit similar to Moroccan heat, either!
When my husband first came here, he said, “It’s like I’m swimming!” Remind your Floridian friends about the humidity difference, LOL.
August 2nd, 2007 at 6:27 pm
i was hoping to hear from you again so we could hook up for a coffee or something. But I think it really depended on which day you were here this last weekend was a insane weekend with Comic-con going on (which I attended) and audtions for American Idol…
August 4th, 2007 at 12:03 am
I agree, the humidity makes everything worse, but on the flip side were not roasting in an oven. I was complaining about the heat (my A/C went out) and R just laughed at me and told me it was near 50 celcius (122F) in Marrakech and it was only 93 here. While I wouldn’t go out during the day there right now, at least it cools down at night.