Lusi's in the Sky

Well, after today I guess I can now add cyclone preparation to my quiver of skills. Hopefully in 24 hrs I will be able to relabel it as "SUCCESSFUL cyclone preparation". Cyclone Lusi is nearby tonight. The center is over Efate province which is north of us. It is forecasted to move southeast and away from us over tomorrow but anything can happen. We were initially forecasted to have gale force winds but it has since been downgraded a bit. There is still an advisory to do full cyclone preparation.

I've often used the term "batten down the hatches" to refer to anything from starting to get drunk, to passing gas. Today was the first time I actually had to do it for real. I know it's a nautical term but....close enough. Of course the wind started to die down just as soon as I finished, but it's picking up again now.  I have that strange ambivalence where I don't actually want a cyclone, but I don't want to have wasted all the time and energy it took to get ready for one either. Weird.

Anyway, I wasn't sure if Lusi was making news back home and had some people concerned. Also, power and internet might go down for a bit so we might be out of contact for a while.

Thanks to everyone for all the greetings and well wishes on my birthday.

Talk to you on the other side.

Sean









OK, so...... maybe I went a little overboard getting the kids ready.