Aleria's fate
We've been trying to get Aleria back to Kilrush for about a month now. Each time we think we've got a weather window, it shuts down. Today we took fuel out to Aleria in preparation, ran the generator for a bit, and I surveyed what we have on board. Again, we were going to have a weather window but when you see what's just offshore, you don't dare venture out. It's hard to imagine what's out there when our weather is stunningly beautiful today. But the system just off the coast is what remains of Hurricane Kirk. It's supposed to miss us and break down but it would not be wise to take any chances that it might still make a wobbly and pick up strength. They've become so unpredictable. Thinking about all our friends and family living in the west of Florida. Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc last week when it made landfall in the Big Bend and now Hurricane Milton is heading straight for Tampa Bay. The storm surge in the Bay area is expected to be twice wha