Sunday, September 30, 2018
Delta--Atlanta to Rome
this is like the newer version of NY Port Authority bus terminal--circa 1966.. deja vu all over again :) hope he gets back on the plane.. flight was delayed coming from Tenn--bird strike according to the Captain--had to do an inspection causing the delay.. in Atlanta by 115pm.. layover until 5pm.. non-stop to Roma 9+ hours
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Amsterdam Peru 28 Days ++
a Collectors back to back cruises as we combined this 28 Day Amsterdam Peru cruise with the next 51 Day Amsterdam South Pacific cruise for a 79 Day journey in Sept thru Dec 2019
Friday, September 28, 2018
a crazy sky at sunrise
showers moving in mainly from offshore at the sunrise hour.. amazing how the sun somehow peeked thru..
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| a Panorama-- playing with my new Note 9 cellphone |
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| showers move in off the ocean-- to the right |
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| as they move over the Intracoastal Waterway |
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| the Sun peeks thru the rain showers |
Thursday, September 27, 2018
another nice sunrise
on this early morning at the beach at 40th street..
more debris floating up on the sand.. for a change playing around with
my older 18-200 lens -- have to take it with me to Europe next week--
flying, so have to consolidate the photog stuff.. normally I would take 3
or 4 lenses.. such is life
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| the Sun burning thru the horizon |
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| Sandpiper looking for breakfast |
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| more debris floats in |
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| Woodstork doing a flyover at the lake |
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| Great Egret looking at the Moon setting |
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| Woodstorks on the usual perch at the Lake |
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| a closer view |
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
finally .. back on the beach
a
few snaps while checking out the beach for the first time since back
home after the storm.. high tide rolling in made for a shorter beach for
all the regular dogwalkers ..some debris on the beach but not too bad..
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| a look over the Dunes |
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| a lot of 'beer foam' |
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| more suds |
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| lots of brackish water from the flooding |
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| mullet minnows in the surf |
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| coffee colored brackish water from the flooded rivers |
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| 3 Deer on the dunes eating breakfast |
Monday, September 24, 2018
it's a cleanup kinda day
started the cleanup around the yard at 7am.. a few breaks and lunch and a drive to a couple of local stores and it was back to the grind--which overall was not bad.. finished up late afternoon and a rain shower cleaned things off.... Aspirin..Ibuprophen and Aleve are now my good friends --sore sore muscles :)
Sunday, September 23, 2018
back on the road again
decided thart today was the best day to make the drive back home.. with Interstate 95 closed due to flooding in most of North Carolina had to plan the detour..
we left our nephew's house on Long Island at 330am this morning..an e-z drive on our regular route south until we had to detour from our standard route that we always take and head south and west before coming back east and north ..
we arrived home without too many problems-- arrival time at the house 535pm..a 14 hour drive that normally takes us 11.5 hours
not as much debris as I thought there would be so cleanup will be relatively e-z
we left our nephew's house on Long Island at 330am this morning..an e-z drive on our regular route south until we had to detour from our standard route that we always take and head south and west before coming back east and north ..
we arrived home without too many problems-- arrival time at the house 535pm..a 14 hour drive that normally takes us 11.5 hours
not as much debris as I thought there would be so cleanup will be relatively e-z
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Getting ready..well almost
one must adapt to the Long Island, NY kinda way--temporarily of course ... still here.. every early morning just after 6am or so for the past 11 days drive over to Starbucks in nearby Glen Cove with my nephew and his lil' dood.. first time I did Starbucks in nearly 20 years after a buddy & I got sick from a 'bad cup' of their java----it must be the NY Bagels that keep it good up here-- and oh yeah it's always ' black no moo-- no shooo' :)
a few from this early morning
Getting close to heading home..plan is for one more day here in NY.. mucho many roads still closed in NC on the trip back ..one must adapt..
a few from this early morning
Getting close to heading home..plan is for one more day here in NY.. mucho many roads still closed in NC on the trip back ..one must adapt..
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
still here
a quiet rainy rainy rainy day on Long Island.. just what I wanted to see more rain...
looks like NO damage at the house..a friend who stayed for the storm checked our house for us and our Webcams came back online yesterday.. all looks a-okay... very little debris also-- this is good.. still waiting the floods out around the rest of NC before we attempt to head home
looks like NO damage at the house..a friend who stayed for the storm checked our house for us and our Webcams came back online yesterday.. all looks a-okay... very little debris also-- this is good.. still waiting the floods out around the rest of NC before we attempt to head home
Sunday, September 16, 2018
all roads flooded in North Carolina
so we remain in NY as the flooding rages on thruout North Carolina and South Carolina.. looks like we'll be up here about another week before we can head south for the long drive home
Friday, September 14, 2018
waiting the storm out--in New York
watching the storm updates from Hurricane Florence about our home area from our nephew's house on Long Island.. looks like the area north of us is taking a pounding more so from the huge amount of rain causing severe flooding thruout North Carolina ..the storm is moving very slowly as it makes its way toward landfall near Wilmington NC as of 5am a little while ago
hoping for the best as we continue to monitor its progress
hoping for the best as we continue to monitor its progress
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
NEVER FORGET
for those lost their lives this day in 2001 prayers for their families and loved ones
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a few pics from our drive north to our nephew's house in Upper Brookville on Long Island.he kept on calling as we avoid the path of Hurricane Florence due to make landfall late Thursday nite into Friday morning -- Category 4 at 140 mph as of right now with Wilmington N C as the target about 45 miles to our north..
Monday, September 10, 2018
it's getting close but you'd never know it
At the beach before sunrise .. what hurricane.. pretty flat
with a few rollers breaking in the surf.. lots of clouds building..
'the calm before the storm'.. sunny and mid 80's all day today.. a pretty day overall
here's the latest 5PM National Hurricane center Advisory on Hurricane Florence ..still 1000 miles east and SSE of Bermuda but moving at 13mph 140mph and heading directly at us at the North Carolina-South Carolina state border
Updated Florence Advisory link
heading out in the early AM-- around 3 to 4am .. never stay for a Cat 4-- never so says that wise man of men Jack Hexter who stayed during Andrew in Homestead, Florida
here's the latest 5PM National Hurricane center Advisory on Hurricane Florence ..still 1000 miles east and SSE of Bermuda but moving at 13mph 140mph and heading directly at us at the North Carolina-South Carolina state border
Updated Florence Advisory link
heading out in the early AM-- around 3 to 4am .. never stay for a Cat 4-- never so says that wise man of men Jack Hexter who stayed during Andrew in Homestead, Florida
Sunday, September 9, 2018
Florence-- not a nice 'lady'
rain rain go away and take Florence with you... skipped going on to the
beach this early morning with storms up/down the coast.. got a lil' wet
as I 'wet a line' at the ICW boat landing on the 'Mini-me pier'.. a
few hits-- a lil' bit of action.. no takers on a topwater-- always
havin' fun with it getting 'crashed' especially with a dropping
barometer
Hurricane Florence is heading right at us Hurricane Florence Forecast link
3 weeks to go from today and we're outta here
Hurricane Florence is heading right at us Hurricane Florence Forecast link
3 weeks to go from today and we're outta here
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| 430am downpour at the house |
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| 'wetting a line' at the ICW |
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| raining again--at the Lake |
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| a 'thumbs-down' kinda day |
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| looking west at the Calabash Riverfront |
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