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<\/a><\/p>\nOr this one perhaps. You have to love the infinity pool and all that blue tile. As I finish writing, Sandy is continuing to churn up the coast and is expected to make landfall near Atlantic City sometime tonight, Monday. \u00a0As the storm is such a whopper, the expectation is that there will be a big storm surge and it is expected to be greatest north of the storm, in Long Island Sound and New York Harbor.<\/p>\n Brenda and I are very happy to be here and not further north. \u00a0 Today we are looking forward to being on the move again as we continue on our trip south. \u00a0 Yesterday, as the wind whipped around Pandora we took our dink ashore to a marina across the way to meet up with the aunt of one of our friends LeaAnne and Garrett, Garrett’s aunt actually, the 88 year old aunt June.<\/p>\n June, a real pistol and southern lady if there ever was one, picked us up shortly after noon yesterday to \u00a0show us the sights including a local sculpture garden that was just amazing.<\/p>\n However, I will have to leave the details of our great day with Jume for another post. \u00a0 For now I will leave you with a pre-Halloween wish brought to you by Radar, the loyal boat guard traveling along with Frank and Gayle, friends of ours who are making the trip south as well this year. \u00a0 When they heard that we were anchored here, they decided to make a stop at one of the local marinas, actually the same one where we met June yesterday. \u00a0After our day ashore we had a lovely dinner with Frank and Gayle. \u00a0We met Frank and Gayle some years back after they returned from years cruising in the Med, Turkey in particular, \u00a0aboard their SAGA 43, Alcid<\/em>. \u00a0 This time they are aboard a power cat, stinkpot, for a change of pace. \u00a0This boat, all 35′ of her, powers along at 25kts compliments of twin Volvo Penta 225 hp diesels with a total of 500hp. \u00a0 Well, while they may outrun us by a factor of 4x the speed of Pandora, I take some\u00a0solace\u00a0in knowing that they are paying about 8x as much for fuel. \u00a0 While we count our consumption in the miles per gallon range, there’s is more like gallons per mile. What, you can’t make Miami in a day from here?<\/p>\n<\/a>I am told that the locals refer to this area as the Italian Riviera. \u00a0 \u00a0Works for me. But wait, there’s more! \u00a0 \u00a0This development even had a highway bridge that matched the local\u00a0aesthetics. \u00a0 At least it was the regulation 65′ clearance. \u00a0Every one of the many bridges we have passed under on this trip have been your usual concrete ones. \u00a0Not in Myrtle Beach, at least not in the “high end” part of the neighborhood. \u00a0 I wonder if the trash cans are color coordinated. \u00a0Hmm…<\/a>\u00a0Well, as we passed south we entered the much more remote Waccamaw River and were treated to a view that was more primeval than planned. \u00a0And, here we are, anchored on an oxbow off of the main channel and ready for the storm. \u00a0As of Sunday morning, as Sandy passes us offshore, it’s more windy now than has been the case for us in the two days we have been here. \u00a0 \u00a0At the same time it’s also becoming brighter with a bit of blue peaking through.\u00a0<\/a>Remote or not, we continued to have cell coverage although it was strong enough to talk on the phone, data wasn’t working during the storm. \u00a0 \u00a0So, now that it’s Monday morning and it’s dead calm the full moon in a clear sky has now set and we have good data again. \u00a0Go figure. \u00a0In any event, I am able to finally finish this post, a few days in the making.<\/p>\n