its the nostalgia of youth, as in your story. the incredible wrath and kindness of mother nature, sometimes in the same day. when picking a place to live and set up camp, i looked back at where i was happiest, it's the sunnyups/sets, surfing, sailing, safe from 'city lights' and all that goes with that. our lil island goes from 10,000 +/- in the winter to a bunch (150,000+) on a holiday summer weekend.

France says that she'll have to drag me out of here when/if its time to go. she's right, as usual.

Jon, we are very lucky! I hope your recovery goes well. it was great to see you again, also. thanks for the shoutout. Enjoy turkeytime with your group. sail safe.

A friend sent this link about before and after photos up and down our coast:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/hurricane-sandy-before-after-photos /