[Magdalen] Heat: We Did It!!!

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

When we were touring in southern Portugal and Spain, the temperature was in
the 90s, and the skies were quite clear, so we had relatively continuous
direct sun. Boy, did we ever seek out the shade. One day, we were at
Sagres, Portugal, and it must have been pretty hot. What's more, most of
the area toward the southernmost tip is just open flat terrain. Those of us
who decided to walk out to the tip had about a two mile walk in constant
direct sun. For some great pictures, do google images and input Sagres
Portugal. The peninsula was one huge fortification, but the only needed
fortified wall was across the narrow spit of land that joined the fort to
the mainland. It is all a couple hundred feet above the sea. There's a nice
beach just to the west. We didn't go down there, but it's obvious that
there's a road to get in. The whole coastline is severely elevated above
sea level. Spectacular scenery.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 5:38 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

> We've been 100F for the last 45 minutes!  Yes!  I knew it could get worse,
> if only I clicked my ruby slippers!
>