Water Spouts

When I said we were battening down the hatches today it turned out I wasn't kidding.  A good-sized line of squalls pushed through this late afternoon/evening.  There were heavy winds and water spouts were sighted out in the Gulf close to Hudson.  We tied several 'insurance' lines and made sure everything was tied down.  When the rain and winds came we were glad we had a safe shelter.  The surge tide was very high.  Everything turned out okay and now there's just a gentle rain that will make sleeping very sweet.

Here's a picture of Graham, Mary,Erin, Dan and me on the flybridge when they were here for their recent  visit.