Saturday morning, August 27. The early morning today continues to be just as eerie as it was yesterday outside. All night long, still not a leaf has moved. The motionless plants and trees outside my door just hang there, ominously warning of impending something. Today will be busy with the last of the preparations. We are lucky we are on the inside of the bay. It’s the other side of the cape – the south facing beaches – that have to board up their windows and will get the storm surge with huge waves. We have a marsh between us and the ocean to absorb the high tide we will get. Wind is our worry. Downed trees and power lines could make for a tough week ahead.
Late morning – off to get gas and ice. Local radio just told us to stayed tuned because they have “everything Irene” and they want to make sure we have a “safe and enjoyable” weekend. 🙂 Air is super still and heavy as the eeriness builds due to the lack of Saturday renters not arriving.
Venturing out to stop n shop proved uneventful. The store has plenty of food and water. The storm has been downgraded to a category 1 even before it reached NC. The radio just reported that it’s tracking even further west now, putting our winds at around 65 mph, so power outages are still a concern.
Done with yard, food, ice, water, batteries, etc. My husband and I stopped and looked at each other and said, “I think we’re done!”, then promptly turned on the Red Sox and settled in for a double header this afternoon and the Pats pre-season game tonight.
Raining in Boston, Red Sox game delay, just misting now and then here. The air remains heavy and still. I can’t believe, being so close to the ocean, we haven’t had so much as a breeze in almost 36 hours.
5pm – totally done – generator tested, dinner for days done, car in garage, water in tubs……wine poured, playing Words With Friends while watching storm updates….maybe…as the radio said..it is going to be an enjoyable weekend.
That’s it from hurricane central on Cape Cod. It’s going to be rather boring here tonight. Our hurricane time is slated for 8am to 8 pm tomorrow, but if anything happens tonight, I’ll post again.
(Please don’t sit up worrying Auntie Charlotte – we’ll be fine tonight!) 🙂
And so, as another day goes by, we anxiously await the arrival of our weekend guest tomorrow, and….I have written.
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