Our week at Acadia was as nice as our 2 weeks in Stonington. We had 5 visitors for the week: our son Jerry, our daughter Tracy and her husband Kreg (they actually came the week before) and friends from our Air Force days, Rose Bulger and Betty Dyer. We all explored as much as possible within the week. Everywhere in Acadia, it was just beautiful.
Mother Nature's beauty can also turn ugly. We went out to the east coast on Sunday August 23rd, thinking that the waves breaking against the rocks would be spectacular with Hurricane Bill just off the coast. They were, but that's when it got ugly. We knew something was not good when the park rangers and ambulances went by us (we were just far enough away that we could not see what happened). Monday we found out that 11 people were dragged across the rocks by waves. All were taken to the hospital with broken bones and severe scraps and bruises. Five were washed into the ocean. Two were rescued by onlookers and the other 3 were rescued by the Coast Guard. Unfortunately, one of the 3, a 7 year old girl, could not be resuscitated and died. Needless to say, there was something in the papers about it everyday until we left. On a lighter note, we left on the 29th and are back in Delaware for a few days. After Delaware, we will be in the Old North State for a few days, than on to Marco Island, Florida for 2 months starting September 6th. Unless something exciting happens in Delaware or North Carolina during that time, it will probably be a couple of weeks before the next blog.
Mother Nature's beauty can also turn ugly. We went out to the east coast on Sunday August 23rd, thinking that the waves breaking against the rocks would be spectacular with Hurricane Bill just off the coast. They were, but that's when it got ugly. We knew something was not good when the park rangers and ambulances went by us (we were just far enough away that we could not see what happened). Monday we found out that 11 people were dragged across the rocks by waves. All were taken to the hospital with broken bones and severe scraps and bruises. Five were washed into the ocean. Two were rescued by onlookers and the other 3 were rescued by the Coast Guard. Unfortunately, one of the 3, a 7 year old girl, could not be resuscitated and died. Needless to say, there was something in the papers about it everyday until we left. On a lighter note, we left on the 29th and are back in Delaware for a few days. After Delaware, we will be in the Old North State for a few days, than on to Marco Island, Florida for 2 months starting September 6th. Unless something exciting happens in Delaware or North Carolina during that time, it will probably be a couple of weeks before the next blog.
