Helene took it easy on me

Hurricane Helene was a lady as she passed by my section of Ft. Myers, Florida. “Fort Ristori” is on high ground and far from the Gulf of Mexico. So far we’ve never had an insurance claim here, and it’s so quiet in the house that I slept right through it. This time there wasn’t even a loss of power. Unfortunately, Ft. Myers Beach took another beating from the storm surge — and I feel so sorry for those in the Big Bend area of Florida with the flooding where the hurricane came to shore.

As the storm moves north, there will be fishing interruptions including big swells.

Saturday’s forecast in Ny/NJ Bight is for east winds at 15-20 knots plus gusts to 25 and 3-5-foot seas and possible showers.