Okay, I've been patient waiting for the wind to stop and for the temperature to get just a little warmer. The temperatures have been hovering in the high 60's. This morning it looked as though that would happen. There was practically no wind whatsoever early in the day. The water was beautifully flat here at the campground, yesterday it was nothing but whitecaps. We had all good intentions of going over to the island and enjoying one of the prettiest beaches in the country and getting a little sun.
We walked, ran a few errands, ate lunch and headed over. The wind got stronger as the day progressed. Got to the beach, and were surprised at how many people were there...IN BATHING SUITS. Not only that but some were actually IN THE WATER! And there were even little kids in the surf. I was chilled and I had a sweatshirt on. Jim decided that 'the water must be warm', so as we walked on the beach, he went in...up to his ankles, that is. And came running out a half second later, screaming, "It's freakin' FREEZING!" We both looked down the beach at the people frolicking in the surf and decided that were either crazy for 'from Wisconsin'.
Sitting in the cold sand, wind giving me a totally new do!
We walked a half mile up and down the beach, in the wind. The bikes were in the car, but riding in a headwind was more than we felt like doing. So we came back to the RV and took a nap. Are we getting old or what?
We are paying close attention to the news reports of the flooding in southern New England, most importantly Rhode Island. The worst of the flooding is in and around the town where we raised our family. Our hearts go out to the people in the Warwick and Cranston areas.
Doing nothing gives me time to catch up with this blog, and to spend some time downloading and organizing photographs. Also, to catch up with things on the web.
Oh...and I checked the water temperature...it is 63 degrees!
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