Humidity's Rising.....

Of course, being so very English (and feeling a need to reassert my englishness amongst all this Americana) means that i have to talk about the weather at least once a month. Sorry, it's in the contract!! Anyway, as the hurricane season officially began a couple of days ago, it seems to have bought with some of the worst aspects of the weather here in Charleston - particularly when it comes to summer time. The past few weeks (and, indeed, months) have largely been very pleasant. Sure, there's been the occasional downpour (and i do mean downpour) but, thankfully for me anyway, they have mostly been either a) overnight b) when i'm indoors c) both. Also, I've no idea what they did with the drains in my street last year but since then, there hasn't been any flooding at all (*reaches out to touch wood*). On the whole, the weather has been great - sunny, warm, relatively clear skies and low humidity - because of course, the humidity is what makes things bad.

Well, with that in mind, this last week, the humidity began to creep up - making hot days that little bit more unbearable (or perhaps, a little less bearable seeing as it's not got too bad just yet). Fortunately, i can still walk to and from work without breaking much of a sweat (a 5-10 minutes journey) but i am fully prepared for that to change in the next couple of weeks. Of course, if it rains heavily now (even if it is overnight) it usually makes things even worse. Back in the UK, when it gets humid, there is usually a thunderstorm and then relief from humidity. Over here, a similar thing occurs except, when the storm stops, the city (and likely the state) gets turned into a giant sauna. Now, I love the sauna as much as the next person - but it doesn't mean i want to have one whenever i step outdoors!! Suffice to say, returning to the UK at the height of summer is going to be one hell of a respite for me. I cannot wait!!