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.