DAY 11: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020: ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE

I put this photo in yesterday's blog but it did not post. Ugh!

Sharon shared this great photo of River Dunes. We loved going there by boat— The Neuse River.

GREAT PHOTO OF A SUPER RESORT/ MARINA IN NC

As Sharon and Paul left Wrightsville Beach, they sen this beautiful. view. Oh, I miss those days.

MANNY WROTE THIS BEAUTIFUL ARTICLE ABOUT MOM AND DAD'S 70 th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.  IT WAS AN AMAZING CELEBRATION. HE IS AN INCREDIBLE WRITER.


HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BLOG BUT I WANTED TO GET THESE PHOTOS IN

ACTUALLY, we have been having a lot of issues with the blog and the Internet. My Zoom classes are interrupted and/ or I get knocked off. This is not good for someone who needs to move, needs to exercise. Even during my Zumba class was I was kicked off and could not log back on.Melissa did her best to get me back on which is hard to do as she was teaching. 

Fortunately, I ran today. It was a good run, too. Seems like I could. have run and run. The temperature 🤒 was perfect with no humidity. 

It was after the run the virtual classes met a snag!Ugh! I should have known this was too good to be true. I will keep on trying, though. 

Joan called. We wish they were here. Her news was that their boat may be selling soon. We told them they are welcome to stay with us for a while. 

We talked to mom and Michael. Sharon and Steph texted. All will be easier when this election is decided.  I emailed with Judy, Jane, and Jane regarding our Zoom classes and 3 day virtual reruns of  426 classes. I just want to do them. 

After breakfast, around 11,  we decided to  go on a field trip.First 🛑 stop, Dollar Tree.  Next stop, Tom's chiropractor. Winn Dixie was next and the post office followed by a retour of the yacht club, Burdines, the golf course, and Sombrero Beach. We stopped by the Elks for a calendar. We returned to Long Key around 3:00. It was a good afternoon.

Now we have to worry about a weekend  storm, remnants of Hurricane Eta. God help us! Too many hurricanes this year. 

At 7:00, there was a knock at our door.  The knock was from our neighbors, Sharon and Jason bearing gifts, a bottle of wine . The wine was the ice breaker to talk to us. Our decorative tree lights shine in their living room window. They are too cute. We moved the lights. So easy to fix, and we got wine. Sharon is from Maine. 

We talked for an hour. They were heading to dinner. I am sure we will  see a lot of them!

Our weather looks scary for this weekend. We are hoping the pattern changes:

Todd  added this;

It could be an issue from a rain perspective. Even before it gets to Cuba on Sat it looks like you could see 3" worth of rain. Then the additional 7-10" from 7pm Sat through 7pm Wed if it holds this expected track. 

Currently expecting it to be a trop storm when near south FL, but a lot needs to be figured out still.  Hopefully you guys have good drainage around the rig.  

From Chip:

Subject: Re:  NOAA/NWS Florida Keys marine weather 

On Nov 4, 2020, at 1:43 PM, Kennard Chip Kasper - NOAA Federal <kennard.kasper@noaa.gov> wrote:

Hi everyone,

Here is a Florida Keys marine weather update from NOAA/NWS Marine Program Leader, Chris Rothwell:

An updated email will be sent Friday or sooner, if conditions warrant...

Hurricane Eta made landfall in Nicaragua yesterday afternoon and has since weakened into a poorly organized Tropical Storm. By Thursday night or Friday, the remnants of Eta will emerge into the Western Caribbean then accelerate northeast towards Cuba. Conditions are marginally favorable for this system to reorganize into a tropical storm before reaching the Straits of Florida Sunday. There is about a 1-in-10 chance for sustained tropical storm force winds across the Florida Keys Saturday night through Sunday night. The earliest reasonable arrival time for 34-knot winds is Saturday evening after sunset, but the most likely arrival time for 34-knot winds is Sunday morning. These 34-knot arrival times are used for determining when preparations should end. Removing biminis and solar panels can be difficult and dangerous when winds reach gale-force. 

The development of this system will be linked to a disturbance in the jet stream, and a typical looking tropical cyclone is not the most likely scenario. Instead, a broad and sloppy low pressure system appears to be more likely. Unfortunately, we will not have a clearer picture of the marine weather impacts until Friday when the system emerges into the Western Caribbean. Note, when the picture becomes clearer, the system will be accelerating to the northeast.There is little chance for this system to undergo rapid intensification, and it is unlikely to become a hurricane before reaching the Florida Keys.   

For now, 

• Prepare for heavy rainfall by removing debris from your scuppers and bilges. Make sure your automatic bilge floats are functioning properly. 
• Assess your vulnerability to tropical storm conditions. 

HOPEFULLY WE WON'T SEE ANY OF THIS!

That is it for today. This is enough to 'Ponder' .