polar opposites...

Yesterday we were wandering around Santa Barbara in temperatures of 80f/26c getting a little sun burn and generally enjoying the sun and brightness before coming home for a swim in the pool and a dip in the hot tub.

Tomorrow I'll be back in Chicago, where it's currently 1f/-17c.  That's a 79f/43c difference! 

...and back again

well it really did get that cold, and wow, who'd have thought you could so quickly forget what the cold feels like? Oddly, the only day it wasn't that cold was the afternoon I was due to fly home. The temperature went up to 26 degrees f, which was warm enough (!) to make the sky drop enough snow to make Chicago airport a no fly zone. Dinner then drinks then a room at the Hilton and wait for standby the next day. Such a waste of a day!