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Monthly Archives: September 2017
I have posted several times from Pensacola but those have been about hurricanes or front porches. The following will attempt to bring you up to date on what we have been up to on Ocean Spirit besides watching the weather channel and bike riding. For starters, Palafox Pier Marina has a view to the west, so almost nightly we have had beautiful displays in the sky. Just like seeing dolphins, a sunset… Read More
What does one do after seven days of total consumption of a hurricane watch? Well, in addition to many thoughts and prayers for those who were in directs paths of the monster storm named Irma, this Ocean Spirit girl needed to get out and about. I took off on foot and bicycle as often as I could this past week. Pensacola has captured a part of our hearts and I wanted to… Read More
Reporting in from Pensacola. Early this morning we decided to stay, but not without alternative plans to abandon Ocean Spirit and stay on land tonight and tomorrow if conditions warranted. Thank you to our Sea-E-O and Mailbox Money pals for the offers of opening up your homes to us. The lump in my throat from a seven-day Irma watch went from one of being anxiety filled to one of extreme and emotional… Read More
We have been on serious Irma patrol since Monday watching her (almost) every move by catching the NHC updates, Mike’s Weather Page and Marv’s Tropical Weather Updates, just to name a few. Preparing for a hurricane vs. the Oklahoma tornadoes we were accustomed to can certainly lead to an overload or an obsession if you will. I can assure you we have taken many factors (*listed below) into consideration in our decision to stay… Read More
A quick check-in to let you know we are in Pensacola, ready and waiting to head west if need be. Yesterday we spent most of the day glued to the updates trying to grasp which way this incredibly large storm might go. Our hurricane plan is to go to Mobile Bay and head north toward Demopolis AL. It would be a trek, but if we need to for safety, we will go…. Read More
My country, ’tis of thee…… I can no longer sit silent. I am not politically inclined…I just married one who is. I am not writing for a debate of the right or the left…I write weeping for this sweet land of liberty. I don’t want to see our country divided. I don’t want to see our history bulldozed into the ground. What has prompted me to speak out? It started with a… Read More
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