“Good Night Irene”

SATURDAY- Up early to finish clearing the decks and checking tie downs. Irene brought steady rain by late morning. We all went to Barb and Randy’s boat, “Lazy Dolphin”, to follow Irene on their Direct TV and watch the Carolina Coast endure her full fury. Returned to Sea Dream for a nap, lulled by the rain. By 4:00 PM the wind began gusting to 35 mph; the high tide was only 3 feet higher than before, no real surge. The water lilies in the canal were mostly under water but no threat to us; ducks paddled the stream. As evening progresses, Irene is tracking Eastward toward new lands and we’re relieved to have missed the storms fury.

It’ll rain hard all night but still….. “Good Night Irene.”

Note: Due to Irene’s unpredictability, several friends’ boats in Rhode Island, Maine and on the Chesapeake are now very much in jeopardy.

Canvas off and final tie down.

Saturday morning before the storm. Sea Dream is on far left middle.

Saturday evening with higher water. Sea Dream on far left with yellow dinghy.