Hurricane Warning!

Better safe than sorry!

We decided to lift the boat out of the water as hurricane 'Irene' approached.

South of us, the winds were very destructive and a decision was needed quickly, as the shipyard filled up.

Front Street Shipyard, in Belfast, Maine,has a wide travel lift, perfect for our beam, the staff are great and extremely helpful. We are now checked into a motel for a while. There we watched the weather channel and became expert meteorologists overnight!!

A great opportunity to catch up on all the laundry and here in Belfast, they have the biggest one that I have ever seen!

There are 52 washing machines and 40 dryers, it's amazing.

It is always busy, full of locals who must not have facilities at home.

Relaxing in the shipyard with our good friends from 'Espirito del Stella', they also lifted their cat out of the water for Irene and good company to explore the local bars and restaurants with!

At the end of the week, we plan to go to England for a break, while we see what happens to the next hurricane, which is moving this way across the Atlantic. It is said to be a bad hurricane season this year, so we are better away from the boat, there is nothing to be done in such gale force winds, except keep safe and watch it on the TV!!