Nothing like coming out of the field and returning home to a hurricane. Well, technically, the winds were not quite hurricane strength (a hurricane has 75 mph winds, we only had 70) but it was still a great storm. The following photos were taken ten hours before the storm wailed on us, around noon on Sunday May 27:
A very sandblown Ocean Avenue
Taking advantage of the surf
Storm clouds gathering
Waves gathering strength
At home, it was life as normal. A low-country boil on the table, plus extra gallons of water just in case.
Later that evening:
Marnocha
After a walk to the beach, we threw Stephanie Marnocha a surprise lead ceremony downstairs, in the best way we knew how: With Cake.
It was a great night with lots of great people around. The power went out right around midnight, and because we couldn't open any doors or windows (cause of the gale force winds) it led to a pretty balmy night here on Tarpon.
We avoided the predicted flooding, but the storm did tear shingles off roofs, siding off houses, and knocked over fences and street lamps. Needless to say, we were all very happy to not be in the field and to not have any of our cohorts out there either.
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