Hurricane Noel headed our direction last week. By the time it hit us, it was just "Storm" Noel. We got off lightly compared to other Maritimers with just wind and rain which around here is not out of the norm.
But on Saturday, we decided on a road trip, and headed for Middle Cove Beach to see what the ocean looks like in high winds. And Middle Cove apparently is deemed the gentle of beaches because of where it is.
It was quite the trip. When we got there the waves weren't too bad, but as we stayed, the tide got higher and higher. Places that we had stood were completely covered in water by the waves. We also witnessed the sadder side to a storm like that. Found a small crab whose shell was cracked in half. Found a second larger crab, who was barely hanging on for his life. Found a sea orchid (?) with a cracked shell in 2 places. And found a star fish who was still alive. I threw the sea orchid and the star fish back into the ocean to give them a fighting chance, but chances were pretty slim for them. It's sad to see stuff like that, but it's just part of nature.
The girls ('cept Dani) were quite thrilled to see the waves crashing. Dani was tired, and just wanted up the whole time. Plus the wind was high and pretty chilly.
here are some pics from our trip :
Storm Noel
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