Shorty and I just had our first severe thunderstorm and we did okay. The boat tied up with me here tonight has the wind instrument and he said the winds topped out at 60 kts. I know that I could just barely see the boat which is 20 feet away from me. If I had been out in it I would have just dropped anchor and hoped that the line did not tear apart while it lasted. The storm lasted like thunderstorms usually do; probably thirty or forty minutes just before 5:30 PM tonight. After the storm it was just like in Texas, that really intense but gorgeous sunset. It is like Mother Nature saying, “ Look, I am in control here and if I want to be really nasty I will but then I can purr like a kitten afterward. Shorty is now officially salt free after that super shower.
The fellow who goes fishing every night in the canoe almost did not make it back to shore over here before the storm hit. I saw him sneak past my bow just seconds before the rain hit. The state Law Enforcement boat offered to pick him up but he said no he was alright and he would make it to shore.
There is a boat in front of me tonight. It is another 48 foot Kadey-Krogen whale back which came in after the storm. They call those boats whale backs because they have such a high bow and then the stern of the boat arches upward and they are somewhat rounded off. The living quarters are all on one level which makes it nice but you have to climb up to the pilot house from they have a beautiful view of what is going on. They said the the storm did not bother them much just sort of wiggled them around a little bit. It certainly wiggled me around a lot but just before the storm hit I set out a stern anchor which helped keep the boat off of the dock face I am next too.
I kept looking through the binoculars to see how the Osprey’s in their tree top nest across from me fared during the storm because I had not heard the chicks who are always raising such a fuss all the time during the day yelling for more food. I heard the parents calling but I have not heard the chicks. I hope they are okay. Lucy, the pelican also did not make her usual sundown passes. I imagine she holed up somewhere and will be back in the morning. I just heard the dolphins go by a little bit ago as they are not affected by all this on the surface.
Been checking the weather and it is still forecasting that it will be in the 30’s in a day or so. I went to town and got some diesel fuel for the heater today thanks to Gary who gave me the ride. I did some more inside cleaning today and Mother Nature completed the outside for free. I think some days that not only am I shedding but the clothes I am wearing are also shedding. It is too early for spring, so we better both hang on to everything we got. I met some more people today from the neighborhood and Richard introduced me to some of his friends. Two of them were boat captains all their lives and stopped by on their way driving south.
Not too much action on the waterway today most people I think were heeding the weather forecast and staying put if they did not have a boat capable of handling the weather which was coming late in the day.
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