Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Red Tide

Yesterday Robert and I walked along
the Gulf beach. Ida was still in
evidence. The ocean was very choppy
and something I had never seen before,
very foamy. Ranch wave came with a
bucket of foam which washes up on the
beach and blew around through the air.
Very strange. I get very congested
near the beach, coughing and sneezing.
Fred informed me that the ocean had
undergone a red tide and that many
people were allergic to the red algae
in the air. I apparently am one of
them.

We had a heavy rain storm early this
morning; this caused much rushing to
close windows. Most of the window are
louvered such that they may stay open,
but not all.

The temperatures are mild, mid to high 70s
and it is humid. Our host, Fred, is
also from Boulder and is still getting
used to the humidity. He turns on the
AC during the day just to dry the air
and that helps.

They have a lovely home, on a lake and
there are gators in the lake,but they
are shy. Don't seem to come out during
the day, but the cat is kept in, just in
case.

We'll be heading for Cocoa Beach tomorrow
morning.

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