Heat Wave!

I got up yesterday and went to work, and it was really warm for a change. In fact it was near 9 o’clock when I was walking home and I was warm just wearing a t-shirt. Then today I get up for work and it’s actually warmer! Absolutely no hesitation – it was shorts and t-shirt today.

Right now Google says it’s 31?C (87?F) in San Francisco. That’s crazy, it’s usually quite mild here! I went for lunch and opened the door to a pleasant draught of warm air. It’s just a shame I’m at work and not out enjoying my day at the beach or somewhere. Valerie and friend Gaelle are out on a drive to the North Bay today, visiting some stuff north of wine country. They were going to go to Santa Cruz but there isn’t much to do there, other than the beach. If I was off today, I’d join the girls and go to Santa Cruz and spend the day surfing.

Alas, all good things must come to an end. This little spell of unseasonably warm weather is fading fast and by Monday it’s going to drop back down to about 14?C (58?F). Tomorrow, I do however have a day off and I plan to go to Great America, a theme park near San Jose. I’ve been before, and it’s a lot of fun so I hope it’s not too crowded because of the weather.

I was also thinking about Hawai’i again this week. I’ve been thinking about going back and spending my month before I come home there, but in the last week or so, two of the major low-cost airlines out to the islands have filed for bankruptcy and have ceased operations. Aloha (the ones I went with before) and ATA Airlines have both cited rising fuel costs as the reason for bankruptcy, with ATA also losing a huge contract with FedEx which ultimately caused them to go under.

To that end, a flight out to Hawai’i is not going to come cheap anymore. At the moment, minus taxes etc., booking a flight to Honolulu round trip for August is around $550, with quite a few of those flight going via LA making the trip over 15 hours. I paid less than that booking last minute (ok it was off-season to be fair), but I’m so glad I went when I did and also glad that I didn’t book early with Aloha for this summer. What are all their passengers going to do now?

Anyway, I’m off for a coke now and going to relax with the 10 minutes I have remaining of my lunch break.

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