There are apparently a few wildfires near Holly Ridge, NC, just 45 miles south of here. We smelled the smoke when we drove through Jacksonville, but it has gotten worse since then. Today the haze was noticeable across the sound. And then the haze turned into thunder clouds, producing rain and ash all morning. Since we are from the Southwest, we are used to a little smoke haze every now and again. But this stuff was super-yucky. And who knew it could rain smoke? Humidity is still not my friend.
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| The view from the back porch |
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| Smoky skies do provide good sunsets |
We caught more crabs in the trap today. Lindsay polished off at least two for lunch. Since Karl has been at camp, he’s missed most of the action, but plans to make a special trip with Dad out to the traps this evening and again tomorrow morning.
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| Karl & Daddy Wayne |
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| The one on the bottom speared the top one. |
We finally made it to the beach in the afternoon. Afterwards, some friends of Dad’s from Jacksonville visited – Elaine & Mike Stroff and Nancy & Alex Willis. It is always great to see them and catch up.
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| Lara (me), Wayne (our dad), Gayle (my sister) |
For dinner, we ordered take-out steamers and hush puppies from the Crab Shack. Lindsay would have eaten all the clams if we let her. She likes her seafood.
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