Last week we finally saw the temperature hit 50C! It was 35C and with the humidity, and felt like 50 according to the weather network. Everyone had been casually mentioning all 'winter' to get out and do as much as you can before summer. No kidding, I knew it was going to be hot, but it is truly unbearable.
We have been going for evening swims in the ocean to cool off and surprisingly, it too is quite warm! It's so strange, jumping in the ocean and you don't get that cooling sensation...
But, we haven't completely given up on going outside. Last weekend there was a super-duper-sprint duathlon, a 650m swim in the bay and a 4.5 km run. The event was the last of the season to be hosted by the RAHRC triathlon club, and had a really good turnout of 70 participants (Adam's edit: Janelle won again for the women!). And we still went for a Friday morning bike ride, but not with the club this time as we wanted to take our time adjusting to the heat.
I also can't believe we have been here for over 4 months now, and continue to see funny things/behaviors that humor us. I saw a local lady pulling out of a parking lot at noon with 2 hand towels over the steering wheel to protect her hands from the burning hot wheel! We also saw a guy driving with a sun visor covering the passenger side of his front windshield midday. I don't know how he saw where he was going...And 2 weeks ago while out with the cycling club (the ride that almost did us in...) we were on the last stretch back to Muscat heading down Al Amerat hill, one of the riders front rim ruptured from the heat! Too bad, it was a racing rim too which run upwards of $1000/set.
Another funny thing that reminds us of home, but completely opposite...when you come inside from the bitter cold of winter into a warm house everything fogs up, well, the same happens here. Our sunglasses, patio windows, and windshield fog up but from the heat and humidity. Funny tidbit.
The island swim is next weekend and we are looking forward to that. It's one of the last events before all activity really dies down for summer.
We have been going for evening swims in the ocean to cool off and surprisingly, it too is quite warm! It's so strange, jumping in the ocean and you don't get that cooling sensation...
But, we haven't completely given up on going outside. Last weekend there was a super-duper-sprint duathlon, a 650m swim in the bay and a 4.5 km run. The event was the last of the season to be hosted by the RAHRC triathlon club, and had a really good turnout of 70 participants (Adam's edit: Janelle won again for the women!). And we still went for a Friday morning bike ride, but not with the club this time as we wanted to take our time adjusting to the heat.
I also can't believe we have been here for over 4 months now, and continue to see funny things/behaviors that humor us. I saw a local lady pulling out of a parking lot at noon with 2 hand towels over the steering wheel to protect her hands from the burning hot wheel! We also saw a guy driving with a sun visor covering the passenger side of his front windshield midday. I don't know how he saw where he was going...And 2 weeks ago while out with the cycling club (the ride that almost did us in...) we were on the last stretch back to Muscat heading down Al Amerat hill, one of the riders front rim ruptured from the heat! Too bad, it was a racing rim too which run upwards of $1000/set.
Another funny thing that reminds us of home, but completely opposite...when you come inside from the bitter cold of winter into a warm house everything fogs up, well, the same happens here. Our sunglasses, patio windows, and windshield fog up but from the heat and humidity. Funny tidbit.
The island swim is next weekend and we are looking forward to that. It's one of the last events before all activity really dies down for summer.
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