| curl-6 said: What country are you from, and what in your opinion is the best and worst thing about it? I'm from Australia. The best part is that the wildlife and nature is absolutely beautiful. These are some of the critters that have wandered into the yard of my family home recently: The downside is that the summers here get up to 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) which is a nightmare. How about you? |
The summers are getting that way here (Ontario, Canada) as well. Not quite in actual degrees but with humidity the humidex was consistently 40c+ the past 2 weeks. You sweat, it doesn't evaporate at all, drenched while going for a run from river access point to cold water spring etc to keep body temp from getting out of control.
But then I get back to our little paradise and jump in the pool. (Which reaches up to 86F in the sun, not that refreshing lol)
The best is all the nature around and few people that venture on the trails in summer. It's rare I don't see deer while going for a run, wild turkeys, eagles fishing in the river next to the house, I sometimes spot a fox or a week ago a coyote pub. At home lots of bunnies around (to the chagrin of my wife who does the gardening) Beautiful birds and butterflies, sometimes it's like walking through a Disney movie just getting to the pool lol. Bats catching mosquitos in the evening and fireflies twinkling all through the garden in June. Magical.
The worst, the overbearing humidity especially when combined with wildfire smoke and the damn obsession with mowing lawns by the neighbors on riding mowers. Sounds of summer. I got an electric mower now, so much better.
I'm actually from The Netherlands originally.
Best: You can cycle everywhere, from Amsterdam to the beach no problem.
Worst: Way too many people for my liking.
