Yesterday record temps descended down on us and being 2 weeks into this heat wave, we caved and took the mentality of, if you can't beat the heat, join it.
Being from Minnesota, the land if 10,000 lakes, I'm used to being able to go to just about any lake and jump in. That is not the case here in Wisconsin. The lakes in the city are often closed due to high bacteria levels and in the past several years there has been an explosion of blue green algae {it's toxic to humans and animals}. I've been itching to bring Bug to a beach and let her play in the sand. This was a favorite pastime for me as a child having not only grown up in MN but having a cabin up north that we would spend weeks at in the summer.
Armed with a huge jug of ice water, a picnic basket and sunblock, we went in search of sand and water. We found the perfect spot only 20 minutes from home on the Wisconsin River. Beautiful beaches claimed only by the wildlife we found the place we would spend the next several hours. We slathered ourselves in sunblock and marched to the waters edge where we spent the next several hours as a family, relaxing in the sun and water.
It was the perfect way to spend to hottest day on record. How have you been coping with the heat?
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