Day 186 -- passing hurricane

Well -- it isn't really a hurricane any more, but a post-tropical depression. We've had wind with some stronger gusts earlier in the afternoon. Rain is predicted overnight into the morning, but only about 5 mm in this area. Winds and rain were much more intense west of here. Many trees down, power outages and storm surges experienced in New Brunswick, made this a nasty storm for many people.

Some folks love this type of weather for the sea swells -- either watching them or surfing them. Kite boarders were expected to be out at Lawrencetown Beach later today where wave heights of 6-10 ft were expected. Not my cup of tea, but many people enjoy this.

To me the pleasant aspect of this system has been the temperature drop. It was about 20C (68F) at noon and the temp fell into the teens during the afternoon. I opened the windows to get the cool air into the house, which was still at 28C (82F) with major humidity inside. Very uncomfortable. It is now getting cooler in the bedroom and much cooler at the kitchen end. So -- that will provide a night -- maybe two -- before the humidex (feel like temps) and temps rise for the coming week bringing along sleepless nights. .

So -- a song. I will admit to having a somewhat lazy day. Doing laundry and feeling tired from the travel yesterday. This song made sense for that mood. Enjoy!

Surfing in a hurricane -- Jimmy Buffet.