Except in Seattle that is. This past weekend was the annual Chandler pilgrimage to Twin Harbors State Park on the Olympic Peninsula where where camp next to the beach. It's August so one would expect cool nights and hot days. Wrong! The trip there was marked by periods of light rain followed by heavy rain followed by no rain followed by light rain...It just kept changing about every 10 miles down the road. When we got there at 1pm it appeared that things were clearing up. Luckily it did and that evening the kids (all 9 Chandler grandkids plus 3 additional teenagers) were able to enjoy the surf--as the sun set. Yes, it's true, our children were out enjoying the o
cean around 8:30 in the evening. Now if you had ever experienced the Washington coast you might think to yourself "How could they stand the near icy cold water?" Believe it or not it was the warmest water I have ever felt in the 15 years we have been going there. Global warming? you say. Well, maybe. I think it was the fact that the current/wind appeared to coming from a southerly direction (El Nino perhaps) rather than the Northerly (Arctic) direction it usually does. The kids enjoyed trying out skim boards (Cooper's pix), digging in the sand and jumping in the surf. It's a good thing too since the next day started out wet (well rainy). It sort of cleared around noon but it was windy at the beach and most of the grown-ups spent the time huddled
in chairs with David's big truck blocking some of the wind. Shortly after they left the beach around 3 or 4 that day it started to rain and it basically never stopped! It either sprinkled or outright rained the whole night! It was the rainiest weekend we have ever spent there. However, it is only the 2nd time in about 15 years of going there that we have ever been rained on. The nice thing was that it wasn't cold. We have been there when it was colder (without the rain). Regardless, it was a fun time for all.
cean around 8:30 in the evening. Now if you had ever experienced the Washington coast you might think to yourself "How could they stand the near icy cold water?" Believe it or not it was the warmest water I have ever felt in the 15 years we have been going there. Global warming? you say. Well, maybe. I think it was the fact that the current/wind appeared to coming from a southerly direction (El Nino perhaps) rather than the Northerly (Arctic) direction it usually does. The kids enjoyed trying out skim boards (Cooper's pix), digging in the sand and jumping in the surf. It's a good thing too since the next day started out wet (well rainy). It sort of cleared around noon but it was windy at the beach and most of the grown-ups spent the time huddled
in chairs with David's big truck blocking some of the wind. Shortly after they left the beach around 3 or 4 that day it started to rain and it basically never stopped! It either sprinkled or outright rained the whole night! It was the rainiest weekend we have ever spent there. However, it is only the 2nd time in about 15 years of going there that we have ever been rained on. The nice thing was that it wasn't cold. We have been there when it was colder (without the rain). Regardless, it was a fun time for all.