Happy Saturday!
The remnants of Hurricane Arthur roared in this morning with
a, well, roar. The wind was pretty strong here at the dorm, but I heard in Bar
Harbor where they had no protection from the north gusts, things were really a
rockin’. The only ill-effects we had at the Jordan Pond area was no internet
all day. In other parts of the island there were numerous downed trees and
power lines.
I didn’t have to be at work until 11:00, so I decided to
embark on a journey down to the ocean shore to see the surf. I biked as far as
I could on the carriage roads and then hiked the rest of the way. The waves
were disappointingly small, but between it being low tide and the wind blowing
off-shore, I guess the wave heights were reasonable. After sitting in the
pounding rain and gusty wind, I looked down at my watch and realized I had an
hour before I had to be at work. I cut 15 minutes off my travel time as I
headed back to the dorm.
The rain finally let up around 3:00, so our big rush at the
info booth commenced at that point. In the restaurant, however, all the tables
were filled all day. I suppose that makes sense. Nothing beats a couple of
popovers and hot tea on a rainy and windy day.
After work I made it back to the dorm in time to watch the extra
time and penalty kicks for the World Cup match. I think I have caught soccer
fever.
Once the match finished up, Luke and Sabrina drove down from
Bar Harbor to pick me up. We then went down to Blackwoods campground to walk
around and invite campers to our services tomorrow. We experienced the reaction
extremes. On the one hand, one campsite barely let us finish saying “We are
with a Christian Ministry in the…” before they told us they weren’t interested
in what we had to say. On the other
hand, we had two campsites invite us in for dinner, smores, and conversation. I
think it was site A110 that asked if any of us had experience in snack handling
ministry. When he was unloading a bundle of firewood from his trunk, a snake
poked its head out. The man quickly threw the wood and snake back into the
trunk and subsequently had a snake to remove from his trunk. We suggested he
ask the ranger for help instead of us.
On Friday night I had put out a four-inch high cup to
measure how much rain we would receive. Tonight when I checked on the cup I
noticed it had obviously overflowed. In less about 20 hours we picked up at
least four inches. Holy canoli!
The picture of the day is the wind and waves caused by
Hurricane Arthur as they pummel Hunter’s cove. Enjoy!
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