Hurricane Ida Remnants = High High Tide!

We are so very very grateful we got those four coats of paint on last week! We basically had three nearly perfect days for painting. Hot and humid, but nearly perfect for our job. This week, Hurricane Ida remnants would have made that job much harder for us.

That's not to say we are suffering any hardship from Ida, and our love and prayers are with those working hard to recover from her wrath, especially those who have experienced loss. We are forever grateful for and amazed by the many who sacrifice and work tirelessly to clean up and help others recover. Thank you all who serve like this. ❤️

We have been at this marina and boatyard, Georgetown Yacht Basin, for just over a year.

We've seen some high tides while here, but nothing that covered the docks. And when we were at the US Sailboat Show in 2019 in Annapolis, due to a supermoon tide and strong and steady offshore winds, Annapolis and the surrounding area experienced a super tide that left us wading through water all over the place.

Today brought similar results because of all Ida brought. I guess the good thing about a flooding marina is that boats float!

We're just super glad we didn't get the tornados they were warning about!!

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