Fun and games

Hurricane Arthur spent Saturday with us. Of course he had been down graded to a tropical storm at 2:00 am Saturday morning about 100 miles south of us, but we did not feel we missed much.

The morning was spent watching the power and fury snug in our sea-side cabin. The tide was out and it seemed comparable to a Florida thunderstorm without the heavy downpour. Just after lunch, with the tide returning, a brief pause with some sun appeared. I realized it was the eye of the storm passing right over us.

Then the backside hit. It was a real punch. The power flickered a while and went out. The real fun and games had started. The cabin started shaking. It was like we were riding in a train - that steady movement with random bounces. Surprisingly, the power came back on an hour later and lasted 2 more hours before going out again, this time for 2 hours. Third time was the charm. It was Sunday morning before power was back.

Still photos don't do justice but notice the bent trees in the first picture and the steep, close waves in the second. Those waves were formed with less than a mile of fetch.