Battening Down the Hatches

Hurricane Bill is approaching the eastern section of Newfoundland's southern coast late Sunday night. Gratefully, we are as far west along the coast as possible. Today, (Saturday August 22) we busied ourselves attaching every line we own from the boat to the dock and now Mary T looks like a spider in the middle of a web. We feel quite secure at this wharf and all the townspeople have assured us that there is no cause for alarm. The news reports refer to the hurricane's effect here as a "tropical storm." At this point, we are planning to stay aboard during the blow, so we can adjust lines as necessary. Many of the townsfolk come to visit and observe us in our preparations, so we are not at all lonely. We'd like to thank our dear friend Corning Townsend for all his weather updates and moral support via single sideband radio.

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