"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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When Charlie came through 3 years ago we had only owned this boat for
about a month and were hanging out on a neighbors dock that was none
too sturdy. When they upped the forecast to category 3 on Wednesday
night we made a command decision to bail out and go up river. We rode
out the storm tied up to the big commercial pilings just below the
Ortona Lock, and right behind the Key West Fast Ferry out of Ft Myers
Beach. It turned out to be a good spot, well protected from tidal
surge as well as winds. It sure was an interesting day however. We
had power and internet connectivity right through the entire storm and
had our heart in our mouth when it made the right turn over Sanibel
and Captiva. Back in Cape Coral we had the only power (and air
conditioning) in the neighborhood for over a week. We had dinner
parties on the boat every night.

Hurricane parties on a boat. Hmmmm....

I "rode out" Wilma in our house in Jupiter. I was by myself (went down to
be present at the house inspection when we were selling it).

For a New England kid, that was quite the experience and not one I would
want to repeat.

Eisboch