It's Hot

It's 5am. It's still 31 degrees. Lovely temperature for being at the beach, not so great for trying to sleep. There's a northwesterly 'breeze' blowing, bringing hot air from over the dessert.

Today reached 45 degrees here, according to the car temperature gauge - which has always been reliable in the past. But it was bearable, being a dry heat. Early this morning, we closed all windows, blinds and doors and that kept the house cool, well, relatively speaking. Probably low 30s inside the house.

The girls and I hit the pool when it opened at 1.30pm. The plan was to only stay half an hour so we wouldn't get too burnt - but it was soooo lovely. Water temp was 27 degrees. We stayed an hour. I took the life jacket off Mim and she practiced swimming. Up one length of the pool, across the width and back the other length. Probably 120m in total. Of course, this was all in two to four stroke stretches with much gasping whilst holding onto the side of the wall afterwards - but she's getting there! When we hopped back in the car, the temp gauge read 49 degrees (because it had been sitting in partial shade) before dropping to the realistic 43. It only hit 45 when I was driving to work at 3pm, in my lovely plastic work shirt, that doesn't breathe!!

We're all sleeping in the lounge room tonight - Caitlin on the couch, Mim on two cushions and Michael and I on the blow up mattress. It's the only room with air-con. Hadn't realised just how much the girls mutter in their sleep.

D Weather tells me there's no relief until Sunday. Whatever Adelaide gets, we get two days later.