Day 98

Day 98

Friday, July 4, 2014

It’s only middle of the day Friday, but I probably won’t write again until at least Sunday.

On Wednesday we got several bits and pieces done, especially getting some bills paid.  We left in the late afternoon to head for NB since a storm was predicted for Thursday.

Being here I’ve done pretty much nothing but watch movies and old shows on TV.  It’s relaxing; but in the back of my mind is always how much I still have to get done.  At least I’ll have boxes to work with when I get home.

We “rode out” the first Atlantic storm of the season.  It was a bit odd to not be watching the constant coverage on TV (no TV here, only Netflix .. they check weather on the computer).  So we actually didn’t know until late in the evening that Arther had made it to cat 2, and was heading ashore very near us!  During the afternoon on Thursday there were intermintnt bouts of rain, a bit of thunder.  The wind never got bad at all.  Late in the evening a computer update showed that we were right on the outer edge of the eye wall .. and yet, at the time, it was neither raining nor windy.  It never got worse than any normal summer storm.  Sometime during the late night the power did go off .. but only for about 15 minutes!  All in all, it was a very anticlimactic experience (and I have “rode out” several hurricanes in the past!).

For what it was worth, we had plenty of flashlights and candles, a hand-crank radio, plenty of bottled water, and all of the electronics were fully charged (not knowing what might or might not work).

Today is clear and bright, and hot!  I have no idea if we’re going to fireworks tonight, but I hope so.  There’s a place very near here with a good view that doesn’t involve getting into downtown traffic jams.

Meantime, it’s a lazy day!