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Also read that the island is not prone to storm surges due to its shore topography (lots of walls which made for great diving). That would be my main concern given that Im in an oceanfront suite. Interestingly, Grand Turk, Salt Cay and some of the other parts of the chain tend to fare much worse. What to do, what do. As of right now airlines are not waiving change fees so it'd cost me about $2000 to fly out today or tomorrow

Talked to locals. Apparently Provo has a very strong infrastructure and they usually don't lose power in hurricanes. We are staying at a luxury resort so I doubt that they're keen on putti guests at risk, either. Wouldn't be very good publicity for Sandals. 2.5 days to go but currently inclined to stay.

Wednesday

Trying to decide whether to leave Turks and Caicos tomorrow or Sunday vs wait out the storm here... Hmmmmm

This is what it looks like for now down here (Turks and Caicos)

Hmmm when is that for? I’m currently in Turks and Caicos lol

Some pretty sweet sunsets in Turks and Caicos

Gotta have the pretty cloud picture when going on vacatio. Especially for the crazy ones like us going to the Caribbean smack in the middle of hurricane season

It’s coming! Leaving for vacation today till the 21st, will be cool to see the difference when I get back

35.8 this morning. Cutting it close...

Stuck at 59 here with a raw wind. Feels very fallish

0.39 here bringing the monthly total to 5.25

We are at 4.15" for August, definitely not dry

Was down in Boston for a few days. I forgot how warm it gets down there lol. Could definitely see signs of drought - some of the trees were in pretty bad shape around the Fells area. Stark contrast to how lush and comfortable it is back here.

Got a cool video of a bobcat on my trail cam https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChPyISAAnun/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Or https://www.facebook.com/1301525566600160/posts/pfbid02RhqGzmG7sDdNSMhQPFEGE7whRDjugeRkc6WihicPPJ3GrU7T3mMazrNmPauQnwe7l/?app=fbl

I love fall weather but not quite ready for it. Today sucked for August. 62 for a high, cloudy, even a little drizzle a few times. In the meantime it was bright and sunny on top of Mt Washington!

Posted this in the other thread, but should be a great webcam for winter, at 2200' at the Cog station: https://www.thecog.com/cogcam Today's fall preview made me think of it lol

This new camera at the base of the Cog (about 2200' feet asl I believe) should be fun to watch this winter. So much so that we sponsored it lol... https://www.thecog.com/cogcam

0.12 here which brings the weekly total to 1.47 - so pretty decent overall

Unless more storms pop up, 0.94 is the final tally here. Soupy but not hot, 73/71

Thanks! some really cool spots in this area. Just went into a cave, maybe 1/5 mile deep and you get to a beach at the end of it in complete darkness. This is my nephew coming out of it. Lots of cool places in the world. Most Americans don’t even know these islands exist, and yet they’re a stone throw from Rome where you have to battle like a million to look at a fountain.

I’m originally from italy so we rented a cat with my family which is still in Italy. Nice way to do a family reunion after 3 years of not seeing them due to COVID!

On a cat sailing the islands in front of Rome. Amazing.

Thanks. I appreciate that. No I’m in Val d’Aosta, on the Western Italian Alps - on the border with French. The collapse was way East of here. Crazy to see that. You can’t really see it from my pictures but as you take the 5 Km gondola above the “Mer de Glace” you realize how the glacier is a giant playground. There are groups of 20-30 people rappelling down into crevasses, and many groups of hikers all roped to each other making the treck from Punta Helbroner on the Italian side, above Courmayeur, to Aguille du Midi, on the French side above Chamonix. It’s a bit surreal because the area is essentially a plateau at about 3500 m of elevation, so it feels like you're crossing Antarctica on a tiny 4 person gondola that spans 5 Km, about 3 miles, with not a single supporting beam. The glacier is called Mer de Glace, sea of ice - and pretty aptly named. As a kid I remember there being lifts there (movable J Hook style tows) but apparently they recently decided that the occasional skier falling into a crevasse is not worth it. The Mer de Glace gondola was closed for years - not sure why, so we jumped at the opportunity to do it since it was open and it was worth every minute, truly a once in a lifetime experience, although a bit scary. It’s about an hour and a half round trip in a tiny cramped 4 person gondola suspended at 3300-3800m of elevation above a glacier. Definitely anxiety provoking but the scenery is just indescribable. Sad that people lost lives visiting such incredible places - and even sadder that these places may be gone when my kids are my age.