September 1 -As the kids head back for school, we are battening down the hatches. Flybridge, windows, and other spots need caulking, all outdoor items need to go below into the engine room, etc. Hurricane Earl is promising to have some impact on us, although it will probably consist of ungodly amounts of rain and storm surge. Everyone at the marina has one ear tuned to NOAA, but no one is panicking – just might have to stay home on Labor Day weekend instead of heading out to the party grounds on Fire Island.
If you look at the map of Long Island,
you can see that South Bay
is girdled by the barrier island (Fire Island.) Barrier islands have protected the east coast
shoreline for millennia, absorbing the brunt of storms, a natural
breakwater. We are also lucky enough to
be upriver. So, in any event, while
we’re not trying to be cavalier about it, we do feel that there are practical
measures we can take and be pretty safe.
My God, hurricane season is just starting………. We still have to get to Chesapeake
Bay to weather the majority of it!
(Sneak down between storms!) 
Yesterday, the big pull-out – boat was hoisted out of the water and the bottom scrubbed free of barnacles. Of course, it was 95 degrees – of course we left the camera, water, and money on the boat, 30 feet in the air – while we joined the dogs sweltering on the ground. Finally, had the sense to get in the car and run the air conditioning while we waited to get our boat back.
Still waiting for some pictures of the other half of our family to share with you – let’s get on it Kathlopher!
