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Getting our first taste of Irene (10:01 PM, August 24, 2011)

by David August 24, 2011

by David August 24, 2011 0 comment

Howdy.

The tide normally doesn’t look this high. This means that Irene is causing the water level to surge and will probably prevent a good low tide tomorrow.

So, we accomplished 1/2 of our goals and must now wait for Irene to clear out before cranking up the break down machine again.

But from a cursory inspection of our samples, I can already see some very interesting results. More later.

Best,
David

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