Tie o’ the Day and I are closely checkin’ the weather for the days of our upcoming vacation. We are scheduled to leave for Dauphin Island, AL– a few miles off the coast of Alabama– on Thursday morning. It seems that a little tropical storm named Gordon is trying to become a hurricane in that coastal region right now.
Are we still going to our little beach? Heck, yes. Remember, we’ve survived Delta wind for decades– real wind. And who doesn’t want to experience a tropical storm and/or hurricane getaway? Not everybody gets a chance to vacation in a hurricane. Besides, Gordon’s supposed to be only a Category 1 hurricane. And it might not even turn into one at all. It might miss our little island completely. Also, whatever it ends up being is supposed to happen before Thursday. But– you know the weather.
When we planned our getaway months ago, we checked into when hurricane season is generally over. It was supposed to over by now. Oh, well. The manager of the condo we’ve rented touched bases with us yesterday and said that we shouldn’t worry about changing our plans. And she lives there, so she should know. Sounds like when these teeny-powerful storms happen, they are more of an annoyance than actually dangerous.
We will likely get rain in the storm’s aftermath. We’ve packed an umbrella. Even though we may not get as much beach time as we anticipated, that’s ok. There are other things to do and places to see that tourists don’t necessarily think to do/see if they spend all their time at the beach. Suzanne and I enjoy wherever we are together.
For me and Suzanne, no hurricane is gonna detour our vacay parade. We’re not changing our plans, even though we have trip insurance and easily could. I’ve been chained to the house, recovering for most of the last 2 months, and I need to go somewhere. I need some bigly fun. Bigly, but relaxing. Even experiencing a hurricane sounds better to me than sitting around the house one minute longer. I guess I can wait two days– since I have to. We’re going!
I can already imagine the bow tie/tie posts that are gonna come out of this adventure o’ weather. And I even have a dashing new swimming suit that will amuse you. 🌊 ✈️
Can’t wait for the swim suit photos!