Learning to slow down

Today I learned why locals walk so slowly.

Up until now I have often been frustrated by the slow pace of people on the sidewalks. They walk two or three abreast and you are forced to wait and go around them. No one is in a hurry.

I now know why.

When it is 36 degrees and the humidity is above 85%, any effort above a saunter will have you in a dripping sweat in no time.
We have also needed to learn to avoid the 'drip' of the air conditioners above the sidewalk. When the air conditioners are on, they generate condensation. Some units have tubes which drain the condensation down the wall but many just drip away....leaving a distinctive puddle in the middle of the sidewalks. With some apartment buildings having 20 air conditioners sticking out of the walls...that is a lot of dripping.

So, in the summer on the sidewalks, we have to stickhandle around the locals, avoid stepping in dog sh*t, not trip into potholes, avoid major sweats from developing and dodge dripping air conditioners! Its only November, January & February are the hot months!

Still enjoying our time in BA.

B.