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Saturday, July 11, 2015

A Refreshing Dip

We have lived in India for 14 months and we’ve come to the conclusion that it is the hottest place on earth…probably not…but it certainly feels like it.  For the six months that we lived in Delhi the temperatures rarely fell below 100 degrees. 

Right now, we are in the midst of monsoon season.  The temperatures vary quite a bit during this season but rarely fall below 80 degrees…even throughout the night.  What has been difficult these past several months has been the humidity.  It’s like nothing we have ever experienced before.  You know it’s hot when your daughter, who very reluctantly showers once a week, voluntarily showers two or three times a day.  Our house temperature hovers most of the day between 85-90 degrees. 

Last month, Tony and I went looking for a place to swim in our city.  The kids love to swim and that’s one thing we haven’t been able to do much.  We had heard about a “water park”, so Tony and I went there to check it out.  It had two small slides, a wave pool, and a kiddy pool…and the water was neon green!  Seemed suspect…Here’s two pictures from our visit…



Needless to say, we didn’t return.  A friend of ours told us about a “country club” in our city.  They advertise “a swimming pool with water”…that’s always a good thing!  So we went to check it out...we were delighted with what we found…the water was clear and refreshing and it had a spectacular view of the mountains.  We have gone to this “country club” twice this monsoon season.  The pool has brought such joy to our kids…and that has brought tears to my eyes.