Saturday July 29th 2023

There was one heavy thunderstorm in the middle of the afternoon, but otherwise it was a nice sunny day. The temperature peaked at the seasonal average in the low nineties with about normal levels of humidity.

Before the rain I drove out to Cedar Point for a little hiking. The breeze along the shore of the creeks kept it comfortable. Along the trails in the woods the breeze didn’t have an impact. It was not only warm, but the insects were a real problem. I didn’t get in as much hiking as I had planned. Most of my time was spent in the open watching the birds wading and the fiddler crabs racing across the mud.

I was on my way back to my RV home when the afternoon storm materialized. The sky darkened quickly and lightening decorated the horizon. This was a windy storm with heavy rain. I had to crank the windshield wipers to full speed and slow down to maintain visibility. The storm didn’t last long. I drove out of it in about five minutes. It was only a light sprinkle when I arrived home, but the storm had made its presence known. Not expecting rain, I had left windows open to air out my RV home. I had a few wet areas to dry up.

As I commented in yesterday’s blog entry the RV park didn’t really fill up much this weekend. When I walked around today, there were only a few additional RVs in the area of the park generally used for travelers and weekenders. On the other hand, the RVs that are generally empty during the week had people in residence today. I’m not sure if these units are weekend escapes or if the people work and I just don’t see them during the day during the week. The bottom line is there was still a higher level of activity in the park for the weekend.