Adventures with Linda and Sea-Enna

SEA-ENNA

2022-04-10T15:18:00.002-05:00

As if I haven't had enough loss in the last couple of years.

It is with great sadness that I have to face the loss of my Beautiful, Sweet and Gentle Sea-Enna.

Sea-Enna died last night due to cancer, which is common among Golden Retrievers.

She was our constant companion during our years of travels, living on the boat all summer and traveling south to our trailer in the winter. And she has been my support in my loneliness since Dan died.

She will be missed.

May 1, 2009 - April 9, 2022

RIP

DOES ANYONE HAVE A MACHETE I CAN BORROW?

2021-06-25T16:13:00.001-05:00

After cancelling everything and staying home all day, awaiting with great anticipation for the delivery of my new lawn mower. Around 7:00PM I got a new email from Home Depot saying the delivery of my "in transit" lawn mower will be delayed until Tuesday June 29th. GRRRRR!

Maybe some time this weekend my son-in-law or my Grandson will stop by and try to help me get the gas mower going. We'll see.

Meanwhile with nothing else to do I have started digging out my CANADA DAY decorations.

I have so many of then, because when we lived on our boat in Boundary Creek Marina, it was always kind of a tradition to over decorated your boat before you went out cruising on Canada Day

I miss those days so I'm going to decorate the heck out of my house and yard. And I'll still have plenty left over to give to my daughter for her new cottage. We'll start a new tradition.

HAPPY CANADA DAY EVERYONE

SPRING CHORES

2021-06-24T15:58:00.000-05:00

I have not been posting regularly as I used to do. But, I am going to try to give it a go again. I thought this was worth a try.

Well here it is spring again and having two power mowers in my garden shed But, I have ordered a new one on line, and it is supposed to arrive tomorrow.

As you can see I am in desperate need of a mower. Another day or two and I will need a machete to make my way into the house.

Back to those two mowers I have in my shed. One is an electric mower with a cord (which we all hate). I managed to cut my lawn for two years with that mower, that was a gift. And NO I did not run over the cord. But we did hit something (I think it was an old stump or a hidden root). After that, it ran for a while, but by fall it just gave up. As for the gas mower, ( I hate gas mowers) They are like outboard motors. Finicky and temperamental. They will only run when they are in the mood. I always scoff when I see someone pulling their guts out on an outboard motor or a gas mower. NOT ME! So I have ordered a new cordless electric mower, with a charger & two re-chargeable batteries.

It is supposed to arrive Thursday, and it will probably take me the rest of the weekend to get my yard back under control.

STAY TUNED FOR BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF MY YARD. LOL

WHAT HAPPEN TO THE SPRING?

2021-04-14T15:02:00.001-05:00

I was so happy last week, and now I'm not. Last week the weather was so nice, I felt I was making such good progress, cleaning and pooper scooping my yard. Looking forward to spring. Digging out my Spring decorations that I like to spread around at this time of the year to cheer me on.

NOW LOOK WHATS HAPPENED!

I have got more snow in my yard than I have had all winter.

I have been hibernating the last three days watching it accumulate. I feel very defeated.

So, I am trying to buck up my spirits and my energy to face the chores ahead. First I have to dig out my parka. (which I packed away) I have to find my snow boots (which I packed away) I have to make my way out to the garage to find a snow shovel. (which I packed away in the garage) un pack my snow blower (which I packed away in the garage) Clear off my car which I didn't put away in the garage, because I was sure this was going to be just a spring like dusting of snow. ggggrrr.

I AM NOT PLEASED!!

I GUESS THIS TOO WILL PASS.

MY POOR FLOWERS

2020-07-13T16:58:00.000-05:00

Everyone that reads my blog knows that when we bought this place, I swore I would not get as heavily involved in gardening as I did at our Henderson Highway property. (see "I USED TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL GARDENS" Sept 11, 2017) Well, the urge to get back into it has crept up on me again here and there even though I am trying to control it. So, the other morning when I went out to the yard this is what I found.

This was a cute little creation full of trailing pink petunias spilling out of a stack of tipped pots that I had copied from someone's idea on line. And it was doing quite well until that morning. And I wondered what kind of insect had gotten to it, but couldn't see anything crawling on it. And a duplicate of the same plants was not affected.

Well, this is what I found when I got up this morning.

Obviously, the deer have discovered my yard and are going after my annuals. Any suggestions other than barbed wire, that I can use to keep them from my plants??

HELP!!

I REALLY MADE SOME HEADWAY THIS WEEK

2020-06-05T20:08:00.000-05:00

My son Jim brought his electric mower out here for me.

I hate gas mowers as much as I hate outboard motors.

I got busy and got the whole yard cut. All by myself.

I even got my bedding plants planted. I just need a few more.

I'M QUITE PLEASED WITH MYSELF.

THEN AND NOW

2020-05-11T18:46:00.001-05:00

This picture recently appeared as a memory on my Facebook page.

(Jim, Wendy and Ken, backed by Tracy Elizabeth and me. )

And shortly after my son-in-law captured this picture of the same culprits out for a visit with me.

(Jim, Tracy Elizabeth, Ken and Wendy)

I am proud and so lucky to have the support of my children at this time.

DRESSED UP TO GO OUT

2020-04-22T15:16:00.000-05:00

This is my attire when I leave the house nowadays. Anybody else looking like this much of an idiot?

My outings are few and far between. I try to hit my local Sobeys every Friday morning during their "first hour for seniors only". Then a stop at the drug store for any prescriptions, the Co-op for gas (not necessary very often these days), and the liquor store for my sanity medicine.

I know certain people are going to tell me that the gloves won't do any good as they still pick up and spread the virus. I know that but, as a reminder, they stop me from touching my face. And I wash them each time when I get home. As for the mask, I know that will not protect me accept for someone coughing right in my face. But, I wear that because as an ex-smoker I cough all the time and I don't like to frighten anyone.

I am sure getting fed up with this isolation. My kids and I are working on trying to set up a regular zoom get together. That is going to be a real learning curve for me which I hate, but I think it will be worth it.

STAY HOME AND STAY SAFE

HAPPY EASTER

2020-04-10T14:40:00.003-05:00

Even though it's dreary cold out there and I am still isolating as we all should be.

I decided to scatter some of my Easter decorations around to cheer the place up a bit.

I hope everyone has a very Happy Easter weekend.

IF THIS IS SPRING, I GIVE UP

2020-04-03T15:37:00.000-05:00

Well after plus 10 temperatures last week I thought I had this winter beat. And I certainly would be better prepared for next winter. But guess what we all woke up to this morning? There must be at least 8 to 12 inches of snow in my yard.

I could hardly get out onto the back step. The sweep of the back door was like a snowplow building up a huge drift as it swung open. I knew I was going to face a problem in the morning as it was still snowing the last time I let Sea-Enna out last night. So, first things first, clear off the back steps and the wooden approach. Well, guess what? The outdoor broom and snow shovel for that job are in the garage. So, I trudge to the garage. Guess what? The padlock is frozen. I had to cradle it in my bare hands for quite a while meanwhile twisting the key from time to time until it finally thawed.

Once the steps etc. were done, it was time to trudge back out to the garage and get the Snow Thrower I purchased for just this situation.

Guess what? My son put the Snow Thrower away for the summer. It was up on top of the workmate, workbench. So, I wrestled it down from that perch and got it outside.

Once I got it out side and all hooked up to the power source. Guess what?

The damed thing wouldn't start. I swear, if it wasn't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all.

So, what to do? Well I guess it has to be the good old shovel.

Well, that didn't last too long. Guess what? I gave up and here I am with a drink in my hand, on my computer bitching and bellyaching to you about the @#$%^ snow and my @#$% bad luck.

I have decided I am going to hibernate until all the damned snow is gone and the real spring is here, that's what the government says we should do anyway.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

2020-03-13T12:09:00.002-05:00

This is my first blog since just after New Years'. They were getting to be few and far between so I finally gave up. Until now I just haven't felt up to it. But with the encouragement of a number of friends, family and other readers I am going to give it another try as I think it might be a little therapeutic.

It will no longer contain adventures and travels large and small that Dan and I enjoyed in our retirement, which is what this blog was originally started for. But will instead be about the day to day survival of Sea-Enna and I as we make
our way through this new life we find ourselves in.
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Dan passed on June 24th, 2019. I am finally starting to come out of what I have come to call my grief fog. At first, I guess my mind just did not want to accept it. So anything that brought up the reality of his death, I'd refuse to think about it and busy myself with something, anything, even as mundane as Solitaire and Facebook on my iPhone, so I couldn't think about it, as my mind was too busy. My kids even asked, "how come you're getting so addicted to Solitaire?"

But, in the last 8 months, I have slowly let myself accept it a little. It has been a hard learning curve with many, many awakenings and lessons of, how much I relied on him and for so many things. So many things that after 61 years I just took for granted. Like most of us did back in the day, I went from my parent's home into my shared life with Dan. Each of these awakenings, these lessons make me all too aware of how much I was loved and looked after. And each of these lessons makes me also very aware that I am now alone in this life as I have never been before.

I still have times when I can completely forget that he's gone, like at night when I sleep and dream. In my dreams, he is still with me and of course, I then have to deal with his death all over again each morning as I awaken.

I'm sure even that will get a little easier over time.

FEEDING THE SQUIRRELS???

2020-01-03T16:53:00.001-06:00

Earlier this fall I was complaining about the cheeky little squirrel stealing from my bird feeder. Come to find out he had good reason. So today I took my daily handful of peanuts and threw them out by the back door as usual. Since I have been feeding him/them the nuts have been gone within the hour.

Today for some reason, I went from the back door over to near my kitchen window to do something and low and behold who do I see helping themselves to the peanuts?

A bunch of Blue Jays were swooping in one after another grabbing peanuts.

By the time I got my camera almost all the peanuts were gone.

I used to feed peanuts to the Jays in the winter, when we had our house on Henderson Highway. And they would wedge the peanuts into the smaller limbs of the trees to split them open and in some cases leave them there as a stash for later. I'm surprised the squirrels didn't find them and steal them back.

But they didn't. Come spring our "Oak" trees would be loaded with "Peanuts" instead of "Acorns".

CHRISTMAS IS FAST APPROACHING

2019-12-20T14:29:00.000-06:00

I've got my Christmas Tree up. (such as it is) It's the one I had for our trailer in Texas, but it will do for this year as nothing is going to be happening around my place this year.

On Christmas Eve, I will be heading into Winnipeg dropping Sea-Enna off at my daughter's for a visit while I head to a friend's annual Christmas Eve party.

Then I will go back to Tracy Elizabeth's to pick up Sea-Enna and head to my son Jim's for a Christmas Eve sleep-over.

Jim is hosting our family Christmas Dinner this year. I am contributing English Plum Pudding and a Jellied Salad. Both things that I know my children would omit from mom's traditions if I let them. LOL. It will be nice to be staying over till Boxing day, so that way I can have a few libations on the day and not have to drive anywhere.

Right now I am busy packing because in February I am going to Arizona for a couple of weeks. Tracy Elizabeth and I are going to visit my Daughter Wendy while she is down there this winter. So why am I packing now? Well, the Airline we are traveling on does not allow you to take a bag on board.

Not even a decent size carry-on. Because of the cheap cost of the flight, they want to charge you for every bag that goes on the plane. The only thing allowed to be carried onboard is a bag the size of a big purse, that will fit under the seat in front of you. So, we are packing our bags now, so my daughter Wendy can take them with her when they leave with their trailer before New Years'. This saves each of us $50.00 per bag, both ways and we certainly will not be needing these summer clothes, bathing suits, shorts, and flip-flops around here in the next few months.

This will certainly help to break up the long cold Manitoba winter. It will also keep our minds a little bit occupied and off of our grief and my daughter's pending illness. So we are both very much looking forward to it.

I will try to remember to take lots of pictures over Christmas and I will include them in my blog in the new year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

To all my readers.

TO BLOG OR NOT TO BLOG

2019-12-13T12:14:00.003-06:00

This Blog Started back on December 17th, 2010, which was our second year of travel through the Southern States in our little 24.5 ft Springdale trailer. This was a way to keep our friends and relatives informed as to where we were and what we were up to. It has since grown from there to be a weekly blog, whether traveling or not. It follows us through hauling our trailer from home down south to Texas, East to the Florida Keys, out West to San Diego and the West coast.

Also living on board and traveling with our 46 ft trawler throughout the summer. Then the decision to sell our condo and buy the beach house before it's time to sell the boat. "We wouldn't want to miss out on our summers at the lake." Then the Renos to the Beach House etc.

Then the big change, that my life companion and mate Dan, passed suddenly on June 24th of 2019, leaving me adrift and having difficulty making decisions right down to if I should even continue this blog. My posts have been very spotty since his passing so it is obvious that a decision has not been made about that either. If I do continue it, it will be a very different blog about Sea-Enna and I and how we are proceeding. No more traveling and probably a lot more musings about surviving widowhood.

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THAT DAMNED SQUIRREL

2019-12-09T21:18:00.000-06:00

Even though I feed him peanuts regularly.

Today he pried open my bird feeder and ran away with a big clump of birdseed loaded Suet.

He is really pushing his luck.

ANOTHER MONTH HAS PASSED

2019-12-01T16:19:00.001-06:00

Here we are in December. Where have the last 6 months gone?

My oldest son Jim is having the family at his place for dinner this year so I don't have to plan for that. But I did get my tree up today. LOL

I’m doing OK. Starting to face some realities. As I was telling a friend recently, I didn’t realize how much of a fog I was living in. And now I’m getting some small glimpses of my reality and I don’t like it one little bit.

But I know all us widows get through it somehow. I think that this fog I've been living in is a protector that lets me accept things only when I am able to handle it. So I’m looking at it as a positive.

It lets us "Think about it tomorrow" as Scarlett Ohara said.

TIME IS MARCHING ON

2019-10-25T12:39:00.000-05:00

To me, it seems like only yesterday, but it has actually been 4 months since Dan passed. Winter is looming large in my future and I don't know if I am ready for that.

That power outage two weeks ago has put a bit of a scare in me. Well, I am the corner house right on # 9 highway which is plowed quite quickly after it snows and I now have a little car with snow tires that seems quite reliable. I hope I'm ready.

My kids have helped me get this far and I know that they are only a phone call away. My son Ken has been out here this week helping me with a few chores in preparation for winter.

I just find myself very un-sure and un-settled and I am not used to that feeling,

THANKSGIVING 2019

2019-10-15T16:12:00.001-05:00

I definitely wanted to have my family around for Thanksgiving. so, I invited everyone out and we planned a family get together out here for an early Turkey dinner on Sunday.

So I got busy clearing the clutter out of my dining room. Bought an 18-pound turkey and cranberry sauce etc. etc...

Friday afternoon I felt like I was close to being ready for the big family dinner, things were coming together. I was double checking my todo list while eating dinner around 5:30 pm on Friday night when suddenly the power went out. Now we have had power outages out here in the past and they never last too long. A half an hour to an hour at most so I finished my dinner and made an attempt at doing the dishes, but with an electric water pressure pump that did not go that well as the water pressure faded on me.

So I dug out my iPhone and started playing solitaire. That kept me entertained for a while, but by 9:00 pm, it was starting to get a little cool, so I decided to go to bed. "Surely the power will be back on by morning." and I will still have time to prep my turkey, make my jellied salad and set the dining room up for Sunday.

I slept right through until 8:00 am, but as I awoke I sensed that nothing had changed. I had not turned any of the light switches off, so if the power was on the lights would be back on, plus I was feeling quite cool, even under the covers.

So, it was time to find out what was going on. My landline was not working and I had killed my cell phone playing solitaire last night, so I headed for the convenience store, to use the phone and call hydro. As I was pulling out of my driveway I could see why I had no power. There was a tree from a yard on the north side of our lane. broken and had fallen across the lane and taken out the power lines on the south side of the lane. The convenience store did not prove to be much help. They were able to loan me a phone but as I asked if anyone knew the number for hydro, all the guys hanging around having coffee just laughed and of course they were right all I got was a busy signal. Not wanting to go back to our cold dark house, Sea-Enna and I decided to head for the city.

When I got to Tracy's, I started emailing all of the invitees for suggestions on how we should proceed. Should we cancel till next weekend? The turkey is thawed and in my fridge. Now that it's thawed shouldn't it be cooked? Sea-Enna and I also need a place to stay, because we don't want to go back to that cold dark house. Who knows how long this outage will last? So, the decision was made, I would drive back to the beach, pick up the turkey and all my contributions to the dinner and come and stay at Jim's till??? And we would have the thanksgiving at his place and deal with the rest when we had to. And so, our thanksgiving went off without a hitch. My children were all there except Ken. Plus all of my grandchildren that could make it. (Glad I got a chance to see Dayne and Jessica last month.)

Everyone contributed to dinner, hor's d oeuvres and dessert which were all delicious. And we all had a wonderful visit, and it turns out my daughter Wendy is going to take her terminally ill sister Tracy Elizabeth on a Caribbean Cruise on November 8th. Tracy is so excited. What a wonderful gift.

Boyd Halliwell, help me out by letting me know when my hydro was back on, on Monday so I was able to head back home. So, all in all, it was:

A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING

THE NEXT STEP IN MOVING FORWARD

2019-10-05T19:13:00.000-05:00

I know that many of you have heard my complaints about Dan's truck (Which I inherited.) I swear that truck hated me. Some days it wouldn't start for me and lately it had taken to locking the doors unexpectedly, either locking me in or out. I had to get into the habit of carrying a spare set of keys. Well I have taken the next step forward. I have purchased a car.

My son-in-law Murray found this one for me. It's something that is more my size and I don't have to climb up into it. Plus it is much easier on fuel as well.

Somehow though I feel bad that I feel like I am inch by inch divesting myself of Dan. First the boat and now his truck. I feel like this every time I find something of his, that is of no use to me, and I have to dispose of it.

IT JUST BRINGS ON MORE SADNESS FOR ME.

THE THUNDERBIRD IS SOLD

2019-10-01T16:44:00.001-05:00

I am so sad to see it go, but it has to be.

I can not do all the work the boat needs each year, nor can I afford the expenses. It has been 3 months since Dan passed and it is time for me to move on with this new phase of my life, where ever that takes me.

Part of me wants to carry on with the plans that Dan and I made together, but the other part of me knows that that may not be possible. So, for now, I will just keep putting one foot in front of the other, keep myself busy and make decisions only when I am sure of what to do.

I am very lonely, as we always did everything together. He did not have a separate group of friends he did things with, nor did I. Not having anyone to tell things to, or share news with or share plans with is the hardest part.

OH, WELL, I'M SURE I'LL GET THROUGH IT.

THE THUNDERBIRD IS FOR SALE

2019-08-06T15:29:00.002-05:00

THUNDERBIRD

She is a 46 ft. steel-hulled, Pilot House trawler with an economical 471 Detroit 2 stroke Diesel.

She was custom built into a pleasure craft from a used steel hull and a used engine, by R. J. "Dick" Watt, of Buchanan Marine.

Length at the Waterline is 42 feet and length overall is 46 feet. Rebuilt blower, starter and water pump.

New fuel system, injectors, and all-new fuel pump and hoses. There is a 55 gal. water tank and an 80 gal. holding tank. 120 gal. fuel tankand a 6 gal. hot water tank. The hull is 1/4 inch steel and she weighs 14 ton.

The rear deck has a comfortable seating area and a propane Bar-B-Q. Complete with rain covers.

As you enter thunderbird from her rear deck, you enter the Galley.

This boat has a good-sized galley with a small under counter fridge, a 4 burner gas stove top and a convection oven. Everything you need to cook and live aboard.

The Salon and Galley have real solid hardwood floors. The galley is larger than any other pleasure boat I have ever been on.

Across from the cabinetry and sink is the galley dinette, which is also large and comfortable. This Dining area is part of the Galley and is open through the Salon.

Then forward of the salon is the Pilot House. that also has a couch, that makes down to a double bed. The shutters close off to allow for privacy at night.

Here is a view from the Pilot House through the Salon to the Galley.

Just off the Pilot House to Starboard is the main "Head"

Then down the stairs and forward of the Pilot House is the "Captains Quarters."

The Captains Quarters are totally separated and completely private, with its own en suite Head.

The boat has beautiful woodwork throughout. This is the Pilot House ceiling.

The Galley ceiling.

Built-in lockable bar in the Pilot House.

CD Cabinet & Stereo

She has wide steel stabilizers down both sides of her hull to help mitigate rough water.

Plus she also has a deep keel that protects her propeller in the shallows.

Also included in the sale is a 3000 watt Honda Generator, which is handy when out on a cruise of any real length.

There is also a steel swim platform and boarding ladder for those Lazy Hot Summer Days out on the water.

Thunderbird is equipped with a 10 ft. dinghy that has a 9.9 outboard.

We have lived aboard this boat for at least 15 summers and cruised to many, many ports on the Red River and Lake Winnipeg. She is the ideal boat for cruising and living aboard.

I am asking $35,000.00 but of course, am open to all reasonable offers. If you would like to check it out call Linda at 204-389-4842 or email ldthacker@icloud.com.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

2019-07-28T18:06:00.000-05:00

Well, it has been a very, very busy 3 months. Dan and I had a number of things planned for this summer including launch the Thunderbird and sell the Thunderbird, two of our children's Birthdays to celebrate in July, and basically seeing to our daughter Tracy Elizabeth's needs with her looming illness as she wants to spend as much time as possible out here at the lake.. But, as they say "The best laid plans. etc, etc."

I lost my my beloved Dan on June 24th and everything changed, and will remained changed for the rest of my life. But, as they also say "Life goes on..." And so, that is what we have tried to do. With the help of all of my children and the Fire Departments input, we put together a very nice service and buried Dan on July 2nd.

My children stayed close that first few weeks, and helped me with a number of chores. We transformed my front porch (a kaos of storage and tools) into the restful sun room that I always wanted out there.

Then on July 5th we went ahead with the celebration of Tracy Elizabeth's birthday party with Pizza and a campfire.

Then in two short weeks it was my son Jim's birthday as well. So again we had a get together party and a campfire.

More weeks have passed and I have been dealing with the necessities and the bureaucracies that come with this widowhood thing, and am waiting for the dust to settle.

Meanwhile my daughter Elizabeth has taken on the fostering of 3 little orphaned kittens that need mothering until they are old enough for adoption. They are cute, fluffy and adorable and bring a little joyful distraction into our lives.

Now I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for all of their kindness to me and my family that has helped us all get through this. From your thoughts and prayers to the donations to charities. And the gifts and plants and flowers, the special notes and cards and letters all so helpful at this time. Plus the help in so many ways from so many people. From my children, to friends, to mere aquaintances, as I think of it now, it is bringing me to tears again. I just want you all to know how much it has all meant to us.

SO AGAIN I SAY, "THANK YOU", "THANK YOU".

THE THUNDERBIRD IS BACK IN THE HARBOUR

2019-06-27T08:18:00.003-05:00

With the help of many wonderful friends in the marina, the Thunderbird has been launched.

All it needs now is to complete the spruce up that Dan was working on and some "For Sale" signs. Thank you so much to Boyd and Gayle Halliwell, John West and Ed Lawrie for getting it there for me.

There is no way I can keep our beloved boat without "Captain Dan".

TICKING OFF OUR LIST OF CHORES

2019-06-19T16:00:00.001-05:00

Every year the old girl needs a refresh on her bottom paint and that is the chore that Dan has accomplished this week.

It's a big job as it has to be scraped first then masked off and the whole bottom painted and ours is not exactly a small boat. So that is done for another year. She is almost ready for the water. Just a few more chores and we will book our launch date.

Meanwhile, I have been puttering with some yard sale, lawn furniture I picked up along the way, plus I have been filling planters, etc. Anything to keep my mind off of my daughter's illness.

All reno and other plans are now on hold and we will be having a relaxing DO NOTHING except what the mood strikes us kind of summer. And will be following Tracy Elizabeth's lead.

SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN UP TO THIS WEEK.

DAMAGE FROM FRIDAYS STORM

2019-06-10T15:53:00.001-05:00

We took a drive through the Gimli Industrial Park this morning to survey the damage, from Friday's storm, that we had already heard about.

One huge tree uprooted on our way in.

But this is hangar 1, that we heard lost it's entire roof. They are not letting anyone too near so I can't see the damage. But the road is closed and they are cleaning up stuff strewn everywhere.

Moving on to hangar 2, which is where our boat is stored. It lost part of it's roof and is locked down and no one is allowed in until they get the power restored. We are told that our boat did not receive any damage and it will be moved outside so Dan can finish prepping it for launch.

Down at hangar 4, we are told a boat on a trailer was pushed by the wind right through the fence and into the ditch. This shows the damage to the fence.

And last but not least.

Look what hapened to the old KA-CHING

This boat used to belong to Marj and Al Homenick, then it belonged to Gord and Ellie Gowie.

I don't know who it belongs to now, but that's not going to be a simple fix.

THAT WAS QUITE A STORM