It's a Windy Place

The heavy rain stopped over night, but the strong winds continued to blow. With the storm, we slept poorly, waking with the sound of the stronger gusts and Penny shaking. By dawn,  the winds had started to shift direction, leaving us on the windward side of the Island. It blew all day between 30 at 40 kph with gusts to 60. We repositioned Penny to protect the door and make entry easier.

We had brought a wind tarp for protection while sitting out, but there wasn't any thought of sitting out in the gale. Plus, without doubt, the tarp wouldn't have stood up to the severe conditions.

The surf continued to build as the tide rose and the wind blew more directly on-shore. We were sitting ducks on the open bluff, with no trees for protection.

The spray from the breaking surf  kept everything damp.  In no time, Penny's windows were covered in salt spray making our view of the breaking surf hazy. We noted the seasonal campers were nicely nestled well back from shore amongst the stunted trees, whereas we had chosen a Gulf view for a real maritime experience. We could see that our fascination with the view might wear thin with time.

Penny is an ultra-lite trailer, and we were wondering if she was at risk of getting blown over. The optimistic thought was, the winds were blowing on-shore, so if worst came to worst, we weren't going to tumble off the bluff into the Gulf.

At one point,  we tied down the front window protector so it wouldn't get ripped off, but ended up closing it down and buttoning the hatches. We lost our wonderful view of the angry surf, but the window protector lived on.

We could have been worse off, we only had one neighbour, and he was staying in a tent. Also, the forecast was for the winds to moderate by the next day.

From our research, we were aware the Magdalens were a windy place, and on this day, it more than lived up to its reputation.

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