Tuesday

We finished up our hurricane preparations: we delivered avocados via go cart to neighbors (with Toby’s help), brought yard stuff inside, washed and dried clothes, vacuumed and mopped the house, and picked up bread, fruit, and OJ from the store. A neighbor gave us the house cleaning tip. He said if you’re going to be without power, at least your house can start off clean and you can have clean underwear.

At 7:00 pm, the prediction is for a landfall south of Venice, which is better for Tampa Bay and us. But we still expect to be without power for a few days or more.

 We expect rain to begin after sunset and 30 mph winds at sunrise tomorrow with winds increasing throughout the day, peaking at 40-41 mph at midnight tomorrow, decreasing gradually through the day Thursday.

John took this screenshot showing the peninsula of Pinellas county holding off the outer rain bands. We were able to take our last walk of the day without rain.

We rode our bikes to the causeway to walk this morning. The sheriffs were blocking vehicles from accessing the causeway unless the people lived in the condos.

There were not many people, but we did walk alongside a pair of dolphins who were fishing just off shore.

They were making a lot of splashing noises as they encircled the fish.

Otherwise the causeway was nearly deserted.

The clouds kept the temperature in the low 80s.

It was nice and quiet. We were sad to think that the causeway may be damaged, but the forecast for our area improved throughout the day. It’s not looking so good for Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, North Port area. Our gain is someone else’s pain.

Things could change, so we’re keeping an eye on things.

We have a phone charge outlet in our golf cart with 6 fully charged batteries, and we have our car to charge our phones if we need it. So, as long as there is cell service, I’ll be in touch.

Miles walked: 13.5

Miles biked: 5.35