Showing posts with label hurricane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hurricane. Show all posts

Thursday, September 08, 2011

Charles Dickens


As the sun set last night, there was no telling what the morning might bring...

When morning broke, the Cranberry Stick was waxed and ready.

And a quick look revealed some waves starting to line up at the point.

But there was little indication of the "J" that would follow...

LOG ALERT - CHARLES DICKENS

3 hours of overhead lined up walls running down the reef from the rock all the way to the pistons with hardly a soul and no other loggers for the first half of the session. Long, long, long noserides intermixed with the occasional and inadvertent cover up including an accidental double b.

Oh Katia, you sexy storm. Thank you for your gentle embrace.




Thursday, August 25, 2011

Irene Wreaks Havoc on Plans


What was supposed to be a one night visit, turned into a 4 day ordeal as Hurricane Irene formed over Vieques and left the roads of la Isla Nena impassable, the faucets dry and the lights off. By Monday, there wasn't even any ice left to keep the Medallas cold and all flight plans had to be delayed. Now that order is restoring on the islands, we must see where Irene lands next before making a new flight plan. But we will fly before too long.