Day 43 - cyclists hunker down awaiting storm

Cyclists hunker down with FEMA supplied emergency beers.  Hope to return to cycling after storm recedes in the morning.

The morning started off calm. Another beautiful morning and sunrise at the beach.

Unfortunately Henry's sense of direction was a little off.  We are facing South and the sun is rising behind us. Good morning from Dauphin Island 🏝

Later in the morning the kite surfers were having a great time in SE winds, that had already picked up to 25 mph.

Despite the gathering gale force winds

The authors decided to relive their memories of Bubba Gump Shrimp, which were awesome...

  ...and we were sitting on a park bench with no chocolates, but we have a six pack of beer totally oblivious to the impending storm.

As the storm builds George the Great Blue Heron a local regular is seen outside of the liquor store seeking comfort and shelter. 

The storm is about to hit Dauphin Island.  Thanks to Bubba & Beth who moved us from tents to higher ground at the Baptist Missionary Center for the evening.   

The locals at the bar today had a joke about storms.  They asked us, what does a tropical storm and a divorce on Dauphin Island have in common?  In both cases someone is going to lose a mobile home.  Adrian and Henry will be watching this evening to see if this is true.  Pictures to follow tommorow...