Thought For The Day- Human beings, vegetables, or comic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible player. - Albert Einstein
Earl has now officially become a non-event for us but I feel bad for those in the Carolinas. Batten down, people. Our dock is still full of boats but we put the tarps back up, the skies are blue and the sun is shining. One thing I forgot to mention on the matter of hurricane prep - yesterday, Charlie ran both engines, generator and watermaker to ensure all were in working condition. He normally does this every 5 days, but it's especially important when a storm is approaching. We also took the motor off the dinghy, put it in the motor mount on the stern, and hoisted the dinghy out of the water. We were lucky this time but there's always a next time. Til tomorrow.
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Thought For The Day - Happiness is good health and a bad memory. - Ingrid Bergman
As I write this, we're starting to experience a bit of wind and rain from Ernesto. Hopefully, this storm will be a non-event but we're prepared for anything. I filled the water tanks and Charlie battened everything on deck and in the cockpit. I should explain that our boat is a catamaran which has a bit more area to clean up.
The marina we're in has only one dock, an old Navy pier which is sturdy enough to drive on and long enough to hold many boats. In addition to the usual sailboats and powerboats, we have 2 100-plus foot yachts that are riding out the storm here. A large barge is also on the dock and 2 others are positioned on nearby piers to protect us from any possible surge. We're located in Green Cove Springs on the St. Johns River, which is about a mile across at this point; however, to date they've weathered hurricanes here better than just about any other place in Florida. The water is moving us around a bit, but it's nothing drastic, just that we're used to not moving at all.
So far, so good. More on the storm tomorrow. Stay safe.
As I write this, we're starting to experience a bit of wind and rain from Ernesto. Hopefully, this storm will be a non-event but we're prepared for anything. I filled the water tanks and Charlie battened everything on deck and in the cockpit. I should explain that our boat is a catamaran which has a bit more area to clean up.
The marina we're in has only one dock, an old Navy pier which is sturdy enough to drive on and long enough to hold many boats. In addition to the usual sailboats and powerboats, we have 2 100-plus foot yachts that are riding out the storm here. A large barge is also on the dock and 2 others are positioned on nearby piers to protect us from any possible surge. We're located in Green Cove Springs on the St. Johns River, which is about a mile across at this point; however, to date they've weathered hurricanes here better than just about any other place in Florida. The water is moving us around a bit, but it's nothing drastic, just that we're used to not moving at all.
So far, so good. More on the storm tomorrow. Stay safe.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
The Ever-Changing Blog or as I revamp my web site, so goes the blog. To tie in more with items of interest to cruisers and cruiser wannabes, this space will emphasize safety and security issues as well as more general security issues, including comments on the world situation. I'm keeping the Thought For The Day since we can all use a little inspiration.
Thought For The Day - The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything. - Friedrich Nietzsche
Who knew Neitzsche had a sense of humor? Anyway, my partner in crime, Charlie, and I are sitting on our boat in northern Florida awaiting the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto, scheduled for tomorrow night. Having been through Tropical Storm Earl in 2004 in Grenada and on the outskirts of Hurricane Ivan in Trinidad the same year, we take storm prep seriously aboard Blue Star.
Last month we took down all our sails, main and genoa, so we don't have to worry about that. We've also taken down all tarps. Before the day is out, we'll fill up with water and start battening down all external areas. The car's filled up, we've got fuel for the generator in case the power goes out and we're well provisioned after a trip to Wal Mart today. We've seen winds over 60 knots in thunderstorms. Coupled with our past experience with tropical storms, we're not too worried about this one, but we're not too complacent either. More on our preparations tomorrow.
Til then stay safe and remember you can find all sorts of protection devices at Pamcom Security.
Thought For The Day - The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything. - Friedrich Nietzsche
Who knew Neitzsche had a sense of humor? Anyway, my partner in crime, Charlie, and I are sitting on our boat in northern Florida awaiting the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto, scheduled for tomorrow night. Having been through Tropical Storm Earl in 2004 in Grenada and on the outskirts of Hurricane Ivan in Trinidad the same year, we take storm prep seriously aboard Blue Star.
Last month we took down all our sails, main and genoa, so we don't have to worry about that. We've also taken down all tarps. Before the day is out, we'll fill up with water and start battening down all external areas. The car's filled up, we've got fuel for the generator in case the power goes out and we're well provisioned after a trip to Wal Mart today. We've seen winds over 60 knots in thunderstorms. Coupled with our past experience with tropical storms, we're not too worried about this one, but we're not too complacent either. More on our preparations tomorrow.
Til then stay safe and remember you can find all sorts of protection devices at Pamcom Security.
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