Well, truth be told, I'm a displaced NYer living in Texas. I grew up in Western NY, just south of Lake Ontario and couldn't imagine there was anything quite so damp and hot as the climate here in Houston. You mean that there are places north of here that offer the same unpleasant conditions?

At this point, the Queen Charlotte Islands are looking pretty darned appealing. "You mean the temperature rarely exceeds 50 degrees (F)? Where do I sign up?"