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Thursday was AMAZING, weather wise.  I think it got up to only 32 C, and then storms brought that down.  Even better, my husband had the day off.  At one point in the afternoon, we were walking around outside raving how nice it felt.  I think that was the coolest day we had since leaving Canada.

I like being here, but with the highs still around 37-38 C everyday, I'm getting cabin fever.  There is stuff I want to explore, but it's just too hot.  We have acclimatized to the point where we can sit in the shade when it's in the low-mid 30s and feel fine, but walking around in the sun is another matter.  Fortunately, the mornings are still reasonable enough for short jogs.

Especially Friday.  It was only 23 C.  What?! It was a real treat because our apartment is set at 25 C.  I jogged with the dog for 25 minutes (admittedly, in 5 min intervals).

But perhaps it wasn't cool enough for her because she went swimming soon after!  Actually, she didn't jump in, but simply side-stepped into it during a moment of distraction. Since it's more of a canal, with vertical concrete sides, it's easy to fall in and harder to get out.  I couldn't lift her out in my present condition, but I wasn't too concerned because it's a small sluggish shallow river, and a boat ramp was nearby on the other side.  A kind passerby helped coax her over, and then I jogged up to and over a nearby bridge to retrieve her.

There's a $500 fine for "falling in"--the language was chosen to address the usual drunken excuse apparently--but I'm not sure it applies to dogs.  Since then, I've been looking around for other good places to get my dog out in case.  She's still rather young and repeatedly distracted, and my strength (and reach!) is limited.  Some portions of the river have railings or vegetation buffers, but there are quite a few stretches with very convenient water access.

The old dog would've loved it.  He was an avid diver and underwater fisher, and there are some pretty big tilapia here.

Today was hotter and less eventful.  Just 15 min of jogging and the new dog remained drier than I.