Bill

I must preface that I am safely in Minneapolis as Hurricane Bill approaches Bermuda. We have had this trip to Minnesota planned and it just happened to fall upon our first hurricane while living in Bermuda. While Bill is currently a category 4, it is not projected to directly hit Bermuda. It will pass close enough that high winds and surf will affect the island. Our house sitters are currently at our house and have been given the instructions on securing our things. While we don't have shutters (which many houses do), we were told to put masking tap in X patterns on the glass to prevent shattering. Our house sitters may fly out on Friday as lack of power/Internet/cell phone service could be debilitating to someone not familiar with the island.

I must also say that we left the island with a looming hurricane to arrive in Newark, New Jersey to be told that our flight into Minneapolis was four hours delayed due to tornado's touching downs in the city. Today was a day that we couldn't get away from natural disasters.

I will write again once we find out about the damage and impact on Bermuda.

Until next time...