Acadia (Mt. Desert Island) in Maine would work. Larry and I also have been searching for where to spend the summers when we are older. The heat plus the all-day mosquitoes simply destroys me!
I remember visiting your place in July of 2012. It was 105 degrees and I thought I would die getting from my car to your front door.
We are also looking at Portugal. We've experienced the wet season in northern Portugal & Galicia, Spain in November (2016). Seriously have never seen so much rain over multiple days in my lifetime. Not liking the heat too much, we were originally eyeing Galicia or Asturias, Spain. Seeing all of the moss growing on those tiled roofs changed my mind...it's green for a reason. But Portugal pulled us in, so we went back in September 2021. Much better weather, explored the Algarve, Lisbon, Setubal, and determined that we would need to escape from the summer heat if we land south of Lisbon. So next time we'll deep dive the Silver Coast through Porto. Ocean "breezes" may be a bit of an understatement...guess we'll have to see for ourselves!
This past November was exceptionally wet along the Silver Coast. A friend told me that they had something like 22 consecutive days with some sort of precipitation.
We love it here in Maine and talk about ,moving further north or downeast for similar reasons (also less people and more pretty scenery). You are definitely allowed to come on up!
I loved Virginia in October, and usually April, but that was about it. After 4 years there, we moved away from NoVA in July 2011, with an awful heat wave while we were packing the moving truck for 3 days; the heat index was 115-120 degrees Fahrenheit. It was simply awful. I've since moved back to the PNW and while we didn't need a/c when I was a child or young adult, it has become pretty miserable here for more than the formerly manageable two weeks of misery.
I don't mind hot days if I can cool down overnight. Anything over 70 degrees makes it hard for me to sleep, and perimenopause hasn't helped.
Acadia (Mt. Desert Island) in Maine would work. Larry and I also have been searching for where to spend the summers when we are older. The heat plus the all-day mosquitoes simply destroys me!
I remember visiting your place in July of 2012. It was 105 degrees and I thought I would die getting from my car to your front door.
We are also looking at Portugal. We've experienced the wet season in northern Portugal & Galicia, Spain in November (2016). Seriously have never seen so much rain over multiple days in my lifetime. Not liking the heat too much, we were originally eyeing Galicia or Asturias, Spain. Seeing all of the moss growing on those tiled roofs changed my mind...it's green for a reason. But Portugal pulled us in, so we went back in September 2021. Much better weather, explored the Algarve, Lisbon, Setubal, and determined that we would need to escape from the summer heat if we land south of Lisbon. So next time we'll deep dive the Silver Coast through Porto. Ocean "breezes" may be a bit of an understatement...guess we'll have to see for ourselves!
This past November was exceptionally wet along the Silver Coast. A friend told me that they had something like 22 consecutive days with some sort of precipitation.
We love it here in Maine and talk about ,moving further north or downeast for similar reasons (also less people and more pretty scenery). You are definitely allowed to come on up!
I loved Virginia in October, and usually April, but that was about it. After 4 years there, we moved away from NoVA in July 2011, with an awful heat wave while we were packing the moving truck for 3 days; the heat index was 115-120 degrees Fahrenheit. It was simply awful. I've since moved back to the PNW and while we didn't need a/c when I was a child or young adult, it has become pretty miserable here for more than the formerly manageable two weeks of misery.
I don't mind hot days if I can cool down overnight. Anything over 70 degrees makes it hard for me to sleep, and perimenopause hasn't helped.