Last Night's Winter-Cane

A huge Nor'Easter slammed much of the Eastern seaboard last night and early into this morning. Many areas received 3-12 inches of heavy, wet snow along with fierce winds.

In Eel Pond, we experienced 70mph wind gusts and sustained winds of 40-60mph along with at least 3 inches of rain. The wind blew the rain sideways, and it was difficult to walk...anywhere...but particularly on the dock. I felt like we were stuck in a giant vacuum or carpet cleaner. The screaming, howling wind was deafening at times. Tranquil Eel Pond was turned into a writhing, frothy wavy mess, which thudded and pelted our boat. I worried that our bimini top would rip off so, at 2am, began double checking and securing anything up top. I didn't take any pictures because, in the wind and rain vortex, knew my camera would be soaked. Thankfully, the storm passed before any damage to our boat occurred.

The marina sustained a little damage from boats pushing against the floating docks.

The scrapes extend about 2.5 feet up the piling. The floating dock scraped wood off the pilings from wind and current pushing boats into the floating dock.

Damage to floating dock from a boat's swim ladder. The wind pushed the boat, though secured, into and, at times, over the dock.

Chad tied extra lines to this piling. You can see how much the boat moved around...the lines rubbed off wood!

The precipitation ended early Sunday morning but the wind continued to blow and gust well into the day. Unfortunately, Falmouth held their annual marathon this morning. Runners battled 30-45pmh winds and a wind chill into the teens! The route passed right by Water Street in Woods Hole.

Second-place female runner with pace bike.

Members of the Falmouth Runners Club calling out splits and cheering.

The course is unbelievably scenic, but challenging due to the nutty Cape terrain and time of year. Woods Hole falls between mile 20 and 22. You can view more information about the marathon on the Cape Cod Marathon page: http://www.capecodmarathon.com/.

Here's hoping tonight is calmer than last, as I really need the sleep. Hoping the power is restored to our friends in NY, NJ, DC, NH and Reading!