It’s bloody hot here! I did less than half the amount of walking I intended to do yesterday. Even though I was wearing all my coolmax clothing, the humidity’s so high you sweat just standing still. It was like I was in my own personal sauna. I seriously thought I might faint before making back to the hotel.
Once at the hotel the air conditioning caused the sweat to dry (coagulate, actually) but now I was all sticky all over. Went to my room to nap and woke up to find myself nearly glued to my bed from all the stickiness. Yuck! So even though I was still beat I forced myself to jump into the shower. I was so tired! Don’t know if it was from fighting the heat and humidity or just work catching up with me, but I spent most of yesterday afternoon and last night crashed out. Woke up at 03:00 (08:00 HST) and channel surfed trying to find any English language program or at least one with subtitles. No luck except for a brief news show.
The streets look a little damp but I can’t tell whether it’s from rain or folks washing the sidewalks. Weather forecast calls for scattered thunder storms throughout this trip so I made sure to bring 3 umbrellas plus a Gore-Tex rain jacket.
Although I hate that yucky feeling from Okinawa’s heat as much as the next person, it’s one of the things people seem to remember most from their trips (me included). Lucky we live Hawaii.
Well,
It is downright freezing here now!
The low today in Naha was 59, so from the Spring/Summer highs in the 80’s and 90’s it feels like we’re in a freezer.
It is funny to see folks wearing parka like jackets though.
Best,
R
Hi Rodney! Good to hear from you. You’re so right about Okinawans being acclimated to the warmer temps. I was amazed the time I rode a city bus up Kokusai Dori to watch the Naha Harii at Tomari. The bus just crept along in the bumper-to-bumper traffic. Worse, it was packed and there was no air conditioning. The sun was shining brightly and opening the windows at that slow speed did almost nothing to circulate the air. The sweat was pouring off of me, I could barely breathe and I thought I was going to faint.
Then a bunch of teenagers got on and they were wearing nylon windbreakers zipped up to the neck! Next they found seats and promptly closed all the windows!! I suffered for a few more blocks then jumped off the bus and walked the rest of the way to Tomari!!!
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