Oh so this is what they mean by humidity

Leaving the apartment yesterday morning heading for yet another fascinating day at work I was struck blind as my sunglasses completely fogged up the instant I left the beautiful A/C environment. Hmmm how odd I pondered, must be a hot one but why the fogging? Carried as per usual with my drive to work; ducking, diving, weaving and employing every defensive driving technique known to me finally I arrived safe and sound at work - always a nice feeling! No fog walking from car just whole lot of 'whew it's hot' comments as our small group walked slowly through the now solid heat feeling air. There is that small time zone of dread when you arrive, turn off the car engine and of course the A/C, then realise that yes, personal comfort levels will now plummet as the heat grips you. And I know that it's not even close to being as hot as it will get here yet...........

Now my little routine in the mornings is to unlock office, connect up the laptop, turn on the A/C in the office to cool it down for my colleagues then wander over to the staffroom where we have a REAL coffee machine and get my 2nd espresso hit for the day - hmmmm coffee.... however this morning a new twist - leaving the staffroom walking back to the outside courtyard once again my sunnies fogged, this time taking ages to clear.

And so it begins.

This is the first sign of what everyone here has been warning us 'newbies' about... the humidity, oh dear.

Temperatures in late 40's are one thing (bloody hot actually!) but high humidity they tell us with wise nods is unbearable. Every student has mentioned to me on more than one occasion 'don't stay in Bahrain over summer, it is completely horrible, no one stays...' and other such positive statements!!

According to the weather site it was 75% humidity yesterday morning and while it dropped during the day the temperatures stayed up and I'm starting to understand how it may feel over the next few months.

Best I stock up on water bottles and good underarm :-)