暑い日のおやつ The Best Treat for A Hot Day

先週末は貿易風がなかったお陰で蒸し暑かった。
Since there was no trade winds over the past
weekend, it was pretty muggy.

二人目を生んでから、冷え性でなくなった分
体がほてったり変な頭痛に悩まされることが
多くなった私。
After giving birth to my daughter, my body has
gone through some changes. My body seems to be
warmer all the time compared to the pre-second child
period, and I have frequent headaches.

体温があがるとおこる頭痛、いや頭痛がする
から体温があがってるのかもしれない。
どちらにしても、先週末も体がほてってて
冷たいものが欲しくなったので近所で
カキ氷を食べました。
My body seems to get warm whenever I get a headache,
or it could be vice versa. Anyhow, my body felt too
warm and I started craving for something really cold.
So we went out to get some shave ice.

ロコにも人気のワイオラ・シェーブアイス。
Waiola Shave Ice is popular for locals.




実は数年前までカキ氷はそんなに好きじゃなかった
のだけれど、最近は体調の変化からか必要以上に
冷たいものが欲しくなったりする。
To be honest, I never cared for shave ice all that much
before, but now that my body has gone through some
strange changes, I crave for things that are
overly cold.

特に暑くてちょっぴり脱水症状気味のときや
だるい時は氷がびっしり入った飲み物を
グーっと飲んだりすると気持ちが良い。
これからハワイはどんどん暑くなるから
気をつけなくっちゃ。
This is true, especially when it's hot which means
that I'm likely getting dehydrated. On days like this,
chugging down a glass of drinks packed with
ice makes me feel so much better. It's going
to get hotter from now on, so I need to take
better care of myself.

ちなみに我が家でカキ氷が一番すきなのは娘。
頭がキーンとするくらいの量のカキ氷を一口で
もくもくと食べていました。
BTW, the person who likes shave ice the most
in our household is our daughter. She takes such
huge bites--the kind that give you a nasty headache
from eating too much ice at once. Apparently, it
doesn't bother her because that's pretty much how
she ate most of her shave ice.