Glad to be back in Narragansett Bay
September 18, 2020
We awoke to the sound of the wind in the rigging of our boat. This prompted us to look at the weather forecast. Right now there is some kind of a front off the east coast that is creating strong northwest winds. This system is going to merge with Hurricane Teddy over the next several days. The weather map used colors for wind speed, with a bright pink color for winds over 50 knots. There is a LOT of bright pink on the map for the next week or so. We are counting our blessings to be back in Narragansett Bay, not facing open water passages....
I find myself wondering if this really is a more severe hurricane season than in the past. Perhaps, it’s just moving onto the boat that has us more tuned into the severe weather. If I’m honest, I think there is a large component of the latter. However, I recall that 2012 was considered a very active hurricane season and that year we were pinned down for several days by Hurricane Sandy (at a lovely marina in North Carolina). Because one of those days was my birthday, I clearly remember that it was near the end of October. Here we are in September and already we have Teddy and Wilfred as named storms. It sounds to me like this season is a real Hum-Dinger.
As it was windy this morning, we pottered around on the boat. Michael, the chef extraordinaire, worked on making rouladen. This is a dish the Mike’s mom used to make (Edyth called it Beef Olives). It’s thin slices of beef wrapped around bacon, onion and pickle with a dab of mustard. The rolls are seared on the outside and then simmered in a rich sauce. It’s late afternoon and I must be getting hungry, I guess. Right now the chef is working on improvements to the lazy jacks system, so I won’t be enjoying rouladen for a while yet.
Gloria
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