And we're back
Well, it turns out that Hurricane Dennis' bark was worse than his bite, at least for the Gulf States. The storm weakened to a category 3 hurricane when it hit land on Sunday, and wasn't nearly as destructive as his buddy Ivan from last year. Unfortunately Pensacola was in the direct line of this one as well. I think that if I own(ed) a home there, I'd seriously think about relocating.
The 6 of us (me, Jeremy, Bill, Rebecca, Jamie and Tom) enjoyed a long weekend at the IOC, visiting former crew members and trying not to speculate what shape we'd find the ship (or the freezers, which had been unplugged) in when we returned. Jeremy flew out to New Mexico to check out a flight school on Monday afternoon, and that night the 3 remaining guys drove back to Chickasaw. Rebecca and I left this morning (Tuesday) around 7:00 and made record time getting back. The ship looks about the same as we left her, aside from a few differences:
1. The dumpster, which hasn't been emptied in 7 weeks, STINKS! The heavy rain pounded on the garbage for awhile on Sunday, leaked out the bottom of the dumpster, and created a wide river on the dock that smells of wet dog and raw sewage. I nearly gagged when I stepped out of the car today.
2. Our pepper plants have suffered, probably from not receiving enough sunlight indoors. I watered them tonight and placed them back in their spot where they had been thriving. This spot, however, is in the path of the dumpster's river, so perhaps our fresh-picked peppers will be no more.
3. The pool is overflowing and leaning even more towards the edge of the dock. All I can think is that the day we finally get Tyrone in the pool will be the day our pool decides to become one with the larger body of water just a few feet away. People screaming, limbs flailing, Keeper biting the flowing water...it would not be pretty.
I am on night watch right now, at least for a few hours. Chief Officer Jamie drove all through the night, then worked all day putting the ship back together, and was scheduled for night watch. So he's catching a few much-needed winks. It's a little scary walking through B-deck late at night. I thought of taking Keeper with me, but she's even afraid of those mini crabs in the water here, so she wouldn't be much help or comfort.
Stay tuned for tomorrow's post: Keeper's First Bath.
The 6 of us (me, Jeremy, Bill, Rebecca, Jamie and Tom) enjoyed a long weekend at the IOC, visiting former crew members and trying not to speculate what shape we'd find the ship (or the freezers, which had been unplugged) in when we returned. Jeremy flew out to New Mexico to check out a flight school on Monday afternoon, and that night the 3 remaining guys drove back to Chickasaw. Rebecca and I left this morning (Tuesday) around 7:00 and made record time getting back. The ship looks about the same as we left her, aside from a few differences:
1. The dumpster, which hasn't been emptied in 7 weeks, STINKS! The heavy rain pounded on the garbage for awhile on Sunday, leaked out the bottom of the dumpster, and created a wide river on the dock that smells of wet dog and raw sewage. I nearly gagged when I stepped out of the car today.
2. Our pepper plants have suffered, probably from not receiving enough sunlight indoors. I watered them tonight and placed them back in their spot where they had been thriving. This spot, however, is in the path of the dumpster's river, so perhaps our fresh-picked peppers will be no more.
3. The pool is overflowing and leaning even more towards the edge of the dock. All I can think is that the day we finally get Tyrone in the pool will be the day our pool decides to become one with the larger body of water just a few feet away. People screaming, limbs flailing, Keeper biting the flowing water...it would not be pretty.
I am on night watch right now, at least for a few hours. Chief Officer Jamie drove all through the night, then worked all day putting the ship back together, and was scheduled for night watch. So he's catching a few much-needed winks. It's a little scary walking through B-deck late at night. I thought of taking Keeper with me, but she's even afraid of those mini crabs in the water here, so she wouldn't be much help or comfort.
Stay tuned for tomorrow's post: Keeper's First Bath.
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