Adios and Au Revoir August! Welcome to "The Jewel"

Evenin'!  It's 80° this balmy, tropical, clear, moonlit first evening in September. It really went fast...just amazing how fast that summer season flew by!  The reason for an evening blog...last Saturday's intense, once-in-a-lifetime over-the-top type of thunderstorm almost completely fried my internet service.  The damage was done by that severe lightning and all week has been hanging by a thread and finally broke down.  No internet this morning; thus, no blog.  This will be my 1st evening blog and I'm feeling kind of into it.  The last time I blogged was early yesterday morning and alot has happened.  First the weather...it's a beautiful, clear, warm evening on the island.  The temps will gradually lower from 80° into the low-mid 70's.  The still almost full moon is sparkling on the ocean and there's a light easterly ocean breeze E-SE which is significantly cooler than a land breeze which we had all day. (that includes the pesky, biting greenhead flies that got me good today).  Tomorrow will start out clear and will be tapping 80° again with sunny skies.  Clouds will gradually increase as SE winds around 10-15mph will breeze over the island.  Rip currents will be out in the ocean tomorrow due to long swells.  Pay attention to the lifeguards.  Tomorrow's clouds will eventually turn to showers and I'm seeing the rains could hold off until tomorrow night, but the eyebrow's up on that one.  One forecaster said chance of rain tomorrow afternoon...40%.  Late yesterday, I met with friends on the beach for dinner and a Blue Moon/Full Moonrise.   The Moon rose at 7:15p.m. and the Sun set at 7:30p.m.   Well, it was such an extraordinary evening in that it was completely comfortable with the breeze feeling warm and tropical.  To just sit in the usual beach day little campsite and watch the moon glow on the ocean was a night I'll never forget.  There were others doing the same thing we were.  You could see campsites here and there in the darkness with the lights of the amusement rides and motels on the boardwalk as a lovely backdrop.  We packed up and began walking to the dunes at 9:15p.m.!  It's quite an experience to "do" the beach at night; one I won't forget in a long time.  For Sunday...

High tide:10:06a.m.; Low tide:4:13p.m.; Ocean temp: 78°; Sunset:7:28p.m.