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| A sign which greeted us yesterday afternoon! |
We have just one day left of this
wonderful family holiday here in sun drenched Florida – or have
we?As I write dawn is breaking here in North Port but just a few
hundred miles south the Florida Keys is gearing up for the arrival of
Hurricane Isaac later today – it then makes it way up the Gulf of
Mexico and reaches us early tomorrow morning, the day we are meant to
fly out of Tampa!
We have, as you can imagine, been watching the projected storm path of the hurricane since Wednesday. It looks as if Tampa – our nearest city and airport departure – will miss a 'head-on' encounter with Isaac but the rain, wind (even possible tornado) will characterise Monday's weather – so who knows if the plane will be able to leave or even if we'll be able to make it to the airport!
This afternoon a member of our exchange partner's family is due to come and put up the hurricane boards around the house – so we are beginning to have a new appreciation of the British climate!
Although this is hurricane season (a fact we obviously took on board when planning this trip) the truth is this is the first such storm here for five years – and we can't believe its arrival is timed so perfectly with the Green's departure!!
Well I never thought I'd be writing a blog about waiting for a hurricane but as we gather in church this morning I guess that will be on everyone's mind and in everyone's prayers. I suspect tomorrow will be a wild and windy day without fatalities – just the possible inconvenience of airport closures and rescheduled flights home.
There are days when we are called to be people who simply try to make the best of situations which develop around us – tomorrow looks like being such a day!
With best wishes,
We have, as you can imagine, been watching the projected storm path of the hurricane since Wednesday. It looks as if Tampa – our nearest city and airport departure – will miss a 'head-on' encounter with Isaac but the rain, wind (even possible tornado) will characterise Monday's weather – so who knows if the plane will be able to leave or even if we'll be able to make it to the airport!
This afternoon a member of our exchange partner's family is due to come and put up the hurricane boards around the house – so we are beginning to have a new appreciation of the British climate!
Although this is hurricane season (a fact we obviously took on board when planning this trip) the truth is this is the first such storm here for five years – and we can't believe its arrival is timed so perfectly with the Green's departure!!
Well I never thought I'd be writing a blog about waiting for a hurricane but as we gather in church this morning I guess that will be on everyone's mind and in everyone's prayers. I suspect tomorrow will be a wild and windy day without fatalities – just the possible inconvenience of airport closures and rescheduled flights home.
There are days when we are called to be people who simply try to make the best of situations which develop around us – tomorrow looks like being such a day!
With best wishes,
Ian
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