I love coming here more than almost anyplace in the world. Besides having some of my favorite people, South Carolina has beautiful & varied nature, as I've been talking about here the last few days (hit me up if you need photos). Unfortunately, some of that variety includes the heaviest heat imaginable. Yesterday we drove an hour to the beach. I walked 100 yards from the car to the water, took off my sandals, waded out up to my shins, & was back in the air conditioning a minute later. How does anyone stand it?
Then on the drive back to Spartanburg, we experienced scary hurricane-level rain (minus the wind). Our 4-hour drive took 6+ hours. The bright spot: we collaborated on Steve's birthday poem.
Also, I got to roll down my window at a reststop & ask a woman who had pulled up next to us if she realized her back passenger-side window was down. Oh shit, she said. Wasn't the sound different in the car as she drove? Couldn't she feel the breeze?