Re: [Paddlewise] San Juan Islands on the Muthah-Shp

   Monday, 7/27/09, in Portland, Oregon: 103 F.
   Tuesday: 106 F.
   Wednesday: 106 F in Portland, 107 in Vancouver, 108 in Aurora.

   Picture a fully dressed kayaker running down the boat ramp and jumping in
headfirst. In downtown Portland, a man wandered around sans clothing. On the
rivers, it's hard to keep track of all the drownings. Cars are overheating
on the highways. People are lined up to buy fans and window  
air-conditioning units. The power grid is working overtime. Who needs  
a kayak? You just jump
in and dog paddle. Boat ramps give you a nice downhill run.

Brad Crain

Quoting Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>:

> The biggest problem was a leak over my bunk during a 45-minute thunderstorm
> and rain downpour Saturday night. Fortunately the rain came before bedtime
> but it soured my wife somewhat since there was another - shorter - rain
> which I slept through while she protected my head from the leak. The next
> issue was the heat which was a big surprise for the San Juan Islands in July
> where one typically expects the high to be no higher than about 75F. In
> fact, it's not unusual to have the high and low temps both in the 50s (F).
> This year the region is in the throes of a record-setting heat wave and we
> had temps of 90+ (F) with little or no wind. Sue made a temporary sun screen
> for the cockpit but we returned home to Moses
> Lake with, ironically, sunburns.
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