Summer is here! It is 115 degrees outside in the shade! Wondering how you are going to spend the time? Here are some of my favorites. How do these compare to yours?
Tubing the Salt! Okay, this is a local treat, but I am sure there is something like it near you. The river water is cool and moves along at a moderately slow pace. It is so easy to do these days. Bring cash and your ID and Salt River Recreation does all the work for you. In the old days you needed a couple cars, ropes, your own tubes, and it all could be a bit of a hassle. Tubes and a ride in a bare bones bus takes the hassle out. Bring the kids, but fair warning, they may be exposed to more than just the sun.
Spend some time at a museum! There are a ton of museums in the Phoenix area. Heck, there are a ton of museums in most cities. The nice thing is that a part of the entrance fee is going to keep the building nice and cool! In Phoenix alone there is the Phoenix Art Museum, the Heard Museum, the Musical Instrument Museum, the Penske Racing Museum, and the Arizona Science Museum, just to name a few. Feel the culture oozing into your skin instead of the perspiration oozing out.
Go to a movie! Our local cineplex keeps the temperature nice and cold. You can also get yourself a nice cold drink and maybe eat some ice cream. Summer blockbusters are the bomb. Remember when Jaws was first released. Too bad there have already been a couple of real shark attacks since the start of the Memorial weekend. Stay out of the ocean, go to a movie.
Splash around at your favorite water park! One of the originals opened in Tempe back in the sixties. Big Surf had a big lagoon, the hottest sand beaches ever, and lifeguards reminding you constantly to stay out of the danger zone. The wave machine threw waves at you worthy of surfing. In fact, there was time set aside just for the boards. Today, water slides trump the lazy rivers and wave pools.
Take a nap. When it is just too hot to even think about going out, a nice long siesta will help. That way, when it cools down to 105, you will be ready to start your night. However, when that warm summer breeze comes up, you will know the only real relief is to just get out of Dodge!
Have a wonderful summer!
You crack me up. You actually made me long for my youthful, lazy summers hanging out around the pool and than swinging in the hammock with my bestie until we got nauseous 😀 Those were the best days of summer.
Ah yes, the burning hot sand from big surf! That’s one of those “you know you grew up in Phx when…”
Oh yeah, the old days of Tubing the Salt… two cars and your own tube! It was a hassle, but fun. Thanks for the memory!