Better Than an Ice Storm!

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Three days I’ve been gone. Three days I’ve had rain. But it’s better than an ice storm!!! First things first: I’ve been keeping tabs on things at home. I’m so thankful that there were no major power outages. Everyone was worried about this storm being “another 2009,” when an ice storm knocked out power to about 2/3 of Louisville. The major difference is that, in 2009, that ice storm came less than five months after Hurricane Ike, so a lot of the trees were already compromised and weak. I always say that what Ike didn’t get, the ice storm did. None of that this time, thank God!!! Meanwhile, as you can see from the photo of Panama City Beach, I’m not exactly having a sunshine party here in the Sunshine State. In fact, the temperature dropped about 20 degrees while I was napping in a rest area. I drove to Tallahassee and into 65-degree weather, only to be greeted with another temperature drop in the time it took me to eat dinner. But it’s better than an ice storm. I had a lovely drive along the coast on U.S. Highway 98. It was amazing to see how well the area has recovered from 2018’s Hurricane Michael. I didn’t get all the way down to Mexico Beach, which is where the hurricane made landfall; however, I am very thankful to see that the area I was in has rebounded quickly and nicely. No trip along the coast is complete without a stop to walk along the beach. This time around, the high winds, rain, and red flag warnings kept me off the beach proper. I did, however, stroll along the sand dunes and admire the beauty of the Gulf of Mexico. Even on a blustery, rainy day it’s beautiful. And better than an ice storm!