It has done nothing but rain all day today. Oh, excuse me, there were those ten minutes or so when I thought I glimpsed a ray of sunshine. Not what you want out of a summer's day. It's been raining so much lately that our pool is way below the temperature it should be by now. You wouldn't think you'd need a heater in Florida, especially when it's practically July, but apparently we do. And while rainy weather gives an author a good excuse to stay in and write, all this gloom is making me too sleepy to be creative. All I want to do is curl up in bed and read.
What's your idea of a perfect summer day? Ours are usually spent poolside, in and out of the water, with a book at hand, cold drinks and a little grilled salmon for lunch. Aaaah. Of course, if I had my way there would be a fabulous vacation sometime in the next couple of months. Call it wanderlust, but I get antsy when I'm in one place too long without a break, and I really start to crave anything that's different. Anything at all. Nothing recharges my creativity like rambling through places I've never been before, or revisiting old favorites, like New England.
But like so many other families these days we're feeling the economic crunch and are pretty much staying put for the duration. Maybe we'll splurge on a weekend at the beach. Maybe we'll just throw our floating chairs in the pool and be happy with that. But hmm, where WOULD I go this summer if I could? If we're talking dream destinations, maybe Tuscany. How about Hawaii? Japan (my daughter's dream). Or my friend's favorite, New Zealand! Oh, wait, it's winter right now in New Zealand, and I don't ski. Better put that one off for the time being.
Where would you go? Or are you lucky enough that you ARE going somewhere wonderful this summer?
Cheryl, you named all my favorite places. Well I haven't exactly been to the Caribbean yet - are the Bahamas close enough? For me, though, the most fun is visiting places I've read or written about! 
Bravenet Blog 
Blog Community
Get a Free Blog
Manage your Blog
bravenet.com![Dark Obsession Jigsaw Puzzle!](http://www.jigzone.com/puzzles/0F139626FF4?z=0&m=0525094C9A.72AA982"><img src="http://www.jigzone.com/im/pCut/0.png" alt="Click to Mix and Solve" style="width:400px;height:300px;margin:4px;padding:0;border:1px solid #999;background:transparent url(http://www.jigzone.com/puz/zemThumb?p.up.G.FD.L0.28ltb:jpg)"/></a>){kind=link}