The Calm Before The Storm

from Herring Rock Rd in Blue Rocks

Thursday afternoon, in bright
blue skies and brilliant
sunshine Alec and I left Blue Rocks
and drove into Halifax to pick up
Jeff from the airport.
He was flying back home from
a conference in South Carolina.

While waiting in line at the airport
Timmys,   Alec's favourite place in Canada,
 a girl told us that all flights were
cancelled from New York!



Looking up at the departure board
(yes, in Tim Horton's) Jeff's flight
was nowhere to be found.

Yikes Alec,  we may have to return
home without Jeff. 

We drove over to the terminal and lo and
behold, there was Jeff, getting off one
of the last flights from New York.

That was Sunday, in the 60's  with
the trees still wearing the multi-coloured

tresses.

Today, I  braved the 45 mph winds
to walk along the rocky coast here in Blue
Rocks.

We were not in the direct, physical

 path of Sandy, we were spared

her torrential rains and flooding.

In Lunenburg, however, the 

community had special ties

to the HMS bounty, a ship

that was built there 50 years

ago and that sunk off the coast

of North Carolina. 

"The Bounty was a spectacular ship and a 

symbol of Lunenburg's proud tradition of shipbuilding," 

Premier Dexter said.

 "It is a sad loss for the community, but no ship is as

 important as the safety of its crew."

 They are saddened to

hear of her sinking and of the

loss of one of her crew.

The Coast Guard is still holding

out hope of finding Captain

Walbridge.

We can only hope as well.

To all the men and women 

who risk their lives to save

others, I thank you.