Author Archives: Ginny Bergmann
Ernesto Update
Ok, this Ernesto is up and down like a yo-yo 😉 Seems each time I check the tracking sites the projection has changed again! Now Ernesto is expected to make landfall as a Category I hurricane a little more north than my last post indicated. So, looks like just a little north of Chetumal, Mexico, … Continue reading
Preparing for Our First Hurricane
Maybe you’ve heard about Tropical Storm Ernesto? Well we’ve been keeping a close eye on it because it’s supposed to increase to a hurricane by Wednesday! The first predictions had it heading south of Jamaica, then on toward the Yucatan Peninsula and making landfall just south of Cozumel, but each day I check my hurricane … Continue reading
Sailing ‘into the Wind’
As all true sailors know, you cannot sail directly into the wind. If a sailboat is pointed directly into the wind it’s called ‘in irons’. So the expression ‘sailing into the wind’ is synonymous with ‘making no headway’ and such is the case with our hopes to be able to preach to the outlying islands. … Continue reading
H2-O, Ren-O, C-O
H2-O = Water… yep, lots and lots of that stuff falling from the sky lately and when it rains, it pours here!! The sound it makes is undescribable and just when you think it couldn’t possibly get any louder, it does. The huge 1300 gallon vat (reservoir for collecting rain water) outside our bedroom window … Continue reading