Phew! What a scorcher, as they say. It was about 30C in the shade. For the first time, we resorted to aircon in the living room, and what a relief it was, though I spent most of the time feeling guilty about the environment. We set it at the highest temperature that we could tolerate, but we have to think about Emily too. She is sitting up quite well now, though still wobbly when she's tired. She loves to sit on the chairs out on the balcony. 
We couldn't stay holed up in our cool haven all day though, so mid-afternoon we took a walk over the JR tracks to Shibaura Island. This is part of a large reclaimed area and mainly newish apartment blocks, with some industrial areas as it's right by the bay. It was pleasant enough in a sanitised sort of way - rather like Limehouse or the Isle of Dogs. There are a couple of canals with landscaped walks beside them and at the end of the island you can see Rainbow Bridge curving off, and a monorail that looks quite fun.
We found a little cafe with nice wooden chairs and decking outside though unfortunately next to an expressway. It was actually a dog grooming parlour so the cafe is probably mainly for patrons. It even had a section on the menu for 'doggies', and playpens outside for them.
Later we discovered a nice-looking cafe that looked out over the canal, for another time. From outside you can take the Urban Launch across the bay to Odaiba, which we will try out later this month because we have an invite to a BBQ there from a colleague of Nick's.
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