Hi, Chris, you change climates the way most of us change socks! Neither is a draw back.
In some future article, could you relay how you are able to traverse these various climates and - seemingly - have the appropriate clothing no matter where you land? Do you have a magic steamer trunk that shrinks to fit in your carry-on case? [Please share where I might pick up one of these gems. :>) ] I struggle to leave only with what is absolutely needed yet, never have appropriate thing or another. And, yes, layering is helpful, if not the answer.
If you have written about this already, please point to where I could read about it.
It is "in the teens" when I leave Wisconsin for Seattle and is heading down to "single digits." A few days later it is in "the high forties" in Seattle. I am wearing a light weight jacket and no gloves and no hat. A girl friend picks me up. She hands me a blanket to put over my legs in the car and is shocked, open-mouthed shocked, that I am not wearing "wrist warmers" between my sleeves and my "Oh dear, no gloves." Wrist warmers! Really!! What are those? Can I get them in Packer Green and Gold?
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I lived in Ohio at the time. Went to Florida for a week in July. When I returned to Ohio to temperatures in the high 70s, I was freezing and had to wear a sweater for almost 2 weeks.
We went from Philadelphia in January to Panama City. Not a great choice for a "tropical" vacation. The heat was oppressive, overpowering and shocking. We like to walk but the sidewalks were completely empty from about 11 am through about 4 pm. We could not even go to the swimming pool during those hours. They have indoor highly air conditioned malls with movie theaters and that is what we did during the day. AND the beaches were strewn with plastic--even diapers! I thought there were whitecaps in the ocean but it was floating plastic. We will not return.
First dive. Where are the fish, "La Nina" said the dive guide. "What's that?" I asked, "has to do with scuba diving." "Climate change. No fish. All go north to cooler waters."
This took place in Iceland. It was February 9 or 10th, 2015, and we took a touristy type of tour that started out sunny, temp in the mid 40's. As we moved along, it became overcast and began to rain. The rain then turned to snow, and got very windy. Temp dipped down to the mid 20's, and at some point, the sun came back out, all within a few hours, and we didn't travel all that far. Basically, 4 seasons in 1 day. They have a saying in Iceland. If you don't like the weather here, wait 5 minutes....
Hi, Chris, you change climates the way most of us change socks! Neither is a draw back.
In some future article, could you relay how you are able to traverse these various climates and - seemingly - have the appropriate clothing no matter where you land? Do you have a magic steamer trunk that shrinks to fit in your carry-on case? [Please share where I might pick up one of these gems. :>) ] I struggle to leave only with what is absolutely needed yet, never have appropriate thing or another. And, yes, layering is helpful, if not the answer.
If you have written about this already, please point to where I could read about it.
Many thanks,
Kathy
It is "in the teens" when I leave Wisconsin for Seattle and is heading down to "single digits." A few days later it is in "the high forties" in Seattle. I am wearing a light weight jacket and no gloves and no hat. A girl friend picks me up. She hands me a blanket to put over my legs in the car and is shocked, open-mouthed shocked, that I am not wearing "wrist warmers" between my sleeves and my "Oh dear, no gloves." Wrist warmers! Really!! What are those? Can I get them in Packer Green and Gold?
I lived in Ohio at the time. Went to Florida for a week in July. When I returned to Ohio to temperatures in the high 70s, I was freezing and had to wear a sweater for almost 2 weeks.
We went from Philadelphia in January to Panama City. Not a great choice for a "tropical" vacation. The heat was oppressive, overpowering and shocking. We like to walk but the sidewalks were completely empty from about 11 am through about 4 pm. We could not even go to the swimming pool during those hours. They have indoor highly air conditioned malls with movie theaters and that is what we did during the day. AND the beaches were strewn with plastic--even diapers! I thought there were whitecaps in the ocean but it was floating plastic. We will not return.
February, 1997. Costa Rica. Dive trip.
First dive. Where are the fish, "La Nina" said the dive guide. "What's that?" I asked, "has to do with scuba diving." "Climate change. No fish. All go north to cooler waters."
This took place in Iceland. It was February 9 or 10th, 2015, and we took a touristy type of tour that started out sunny, temp in the mid 40's. As we moved along, it became overcast and began to rain. The rain then turned to snow, and got very windy. Temp dipped down to the mid 20's, and at some point, the sun came back out, all within a few hours, and we didn't travel all that far. Basically, 4 seasons in 1 day. They have a saying in Iceland. If you don't like the weather here, wait 5 minutes....