Hurricane Irene

We weathered the storm at Northwest Creek marina. It is just down the Neuse river from New Bern North Carolina. The marina has a good hurricane plan, that is one reason we decided to spend the summer here.

Xperience had no damage to her. Some boats had minor cosmetic damage and there was some minor dock damage. The biggest headache will be all the cleanup. We drove around the area and there are dozens of trees down just in this neighborhood. Some are on top of homes. Some area have there power back on but not the marina. We most likely won't have power for another 3-4 days. We moved back onto the boat on Sunday. Here we can cook with our propane stove and we have solar panels that can keep our batteries charged to run the refrigeration, lights and pumps. There is fresh water on the docks.

Here is a link to photos taken prior to, during and after the storm.

Hurricane Irene 08/27/2011