The heat

Everyone should come to Washington at least once in their lives to see the extravaganza of history that is on displayed everywhere about this town.
I would never recommend that anyone come here in July… in the middle of a heat wave.
Today it almost reached 100 deg with about 100% humidity and as the day progressed it became just miserable. We walked along seeking one shady spot after another and refilling our water bottles at every fountain that we came to, usually just to spill ½ of the bottle over our heads!
If the kids hadn’t brought a window A/C unit along with them (which I’ve rigged into place on the deck) then the boat would have been unbearable.
Washington is a great place it just needs to be a bit cooler... say, I know, why don't we shut off the A/C to the capital building, maybe if the Congress had to live in this heat they would get the deficit reduction done sooner!!!