...why is the heat on this small group of islands so tough to take?

I can handle hotter temps when abroad, but for some reason here,it seems so sticky and nasty at the same temperatures, or probably lower.

I have this theory that due to my ancestory ( I am told) , coming from the Med, that I naturally keep out of the sun when too hot.
Mrs Mart, of course, happily fries herself and gets burned.

Mad Dogs and Englishpersons indeed.....

Move north, Mart. Up here it is sunny but only pleasantly warm.

we went to the beach and it all seemed appropriate suddenly!