Many years ago we lived in the southwest portion of the Unitied States. Now, if you are familiar with this region, daytime temperatures can reach well into the hundreds and if you don’t have any access to air conditioning, it is down right miserable. We were only in our early 20’s so didn’t have much in the way of money so we tried to come up with ways to vacation cheaply. My husband came up with the bright idea to go camping, in a tent, out in the desert. Now, they say, it’s a dry heat! Dry or not, when the sun came up, it heated up fast. Our only way of surviving the trip was to sleep during the heat of the day in the shade of the tent, and stay up at night when it was cool. We went night fishing and sat around a campfire with friends. That was our first, and last trip like that and now, years later, we feel our comfort is just as important as the place we are heading on vacation. The days of sleeping in a tent without the benefit of a good HVAC system are long gone. In fact, my idea of a vacation now usually involves a condo or rental home that has every amenity that I could ask for. If the temperatures are too high, I want to turn on the HVAC system and cool it down. The same goes if we plan a skiing trip in the winter. There has to be a good heating system in the lodge. Many things change as we age, we appreciate the smaller things in life over the over the top adventures. We are both content to enjoy each other’s company, relax in comfort, and take in a show or something.
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