Hurrican Norbert, a Pacific Gale and a Tropical Storm, oh my!

Good morning. We are going to have some interesting weather this weekend. Hurricane Norbert is expected to make landfall somewhere around here - within 100 miles give or take. It will be the second landfall, so the winds are expected to be significantly less than when it makes landfall in California - possibly 60 miles an hour plus torrential downpours.

In addition there is currently a Gale coming down the Western Coast (Oregon/California) and these two systems are expected to do some dancing when they join forces. Right now there are already 28 foot waves off the coast in California, so things should get pretty nasty there.

Just this morning, there is now a new Tropical Storm (Odile) that has formed and is coming up this way - possibly to make landfall on Tuesday. Not sure yet which way it is tracking and where the landfall will be at this point. The focus remains on Norbert at this time.

We have decided to hunker down in a slip at the San Carlos Marina. These are brand new docks and we have a slip between 2 multi-million dollar/2 story 65 foot power boats, with full-time crews aboard. We feel rather dwarfed, but also feel snug as a bug in a rug. As I type this, Peter is out retying lines, adding lines, etc., etc.

Last night Peter was the ham net operator and he had over 18 check-ins including some boats in some dangerous places. Lots are making a run from wherever they are. Most of the gang up here have headed for one of the three "hurricane holes" - San Carlos Marina being one of them.

Our good buddy Bill has just arrived from Powell River. He brought down our brand new self steering system and a new barbeque. He will be working on his boat for the next month but they are not bringing it out of storage to the work yard until this Hurricane passes over...so for the next couple of days we'll be having some fun with Bill.

Until next time......Yesterday is a cancelled cheque, tomorrow is only a promissory note...today is cash in hand. Spend it well.