Rain, Rain, and More Rain

Well I said I would try to post an update about once a week, so here goes.  It has been raining for days!!!!!!  Thank goodness we had a chance to get to Portsmouth and spend a day on the beach when we first got here because the last 5 days have not been very nice.  Ocracoke has been under a flash flood warning due to the heavy rain.  We could see the ominous clouds starting to move in one evening the end of last week.

Clouds out over the Pamlico Sound 

Ferry coming across the sound as the clouds rolled in

And so it started raining.  It was a strange weather system. Usually this time of year here in North Carolina we get on and off rain with thunder and lightening (a typical summer thunder storms).  The rain these last several days however was a steady rain with no thunder or lightening.  

View off the back of the boat with the rain

View looking toward the inlet into the harbor from our boat

Not much to do on Island when it is raining except DRINK!  We did have the chance to sneak out one evening and bike to Zillies to have a cocktail with Russ and Michele.  Then the 4 of us headed to another friend's house and we had a small flash flood party.  

From left to right Me, Michele, and Marissa

Keith and I were on our bikes and we just made it back to the boat before the rain started again.  After a few more days of being stuck inside I was going a little sewing crazy.  Even started taking pictures of some of my quilting supplies.

Thread

Safety pins

I even went so far as to snap a shot of my red beans as I was making chili one night

So as you can see I was getting a little stir crazy.  I could not even get a good shot of my two new quilts that I finished as it was just too dark and gloomy inside.  Stay tuned though, I will get some pictures of them soon.  I needed some fresh air so bad that I finally put on my raincoat and took the Go-Pro camera out into the tempest.  I biked up to the first beach access.

Trying not to hydroplane

Beach in the rain.  Not a lot going on out here.

Riding back through town.  Many of the streets had standing water

It did feel good to get out for a bit.  They are predicting one more day of rain and then hopefully things will improve in the weather department.  We are expecting a visit from Keith's younger brother and nieces next week, so hopefully we are getting the rain over with before their visit.  For now I am drying out and back to sewing.