Hurricane Rick---no kidding

This morning we wondered a little out of our home neighborhood up the beach to the Golden Zone. The Zona Dorado is where the nice hotels and restaurants are and where the Canadians and Americans go for a week's vacation in the sun. While Rick was on his cigar search, I went into Martha's Spice shop and bought some Mexican cinnamon and a couple vanilla beans ($7.00 for 2. I'm hoping I can do better somewhere else but I know they are expensive. At home I paid $13.00 for two to make my son's birthday ice cream. He ordered "strong vanilla".

We continued on back to the Mega for survival shopping as the hurricane is coming in a few days---probably Wednesday. I bought a bunch of stuff that does not require refrigeration in case we lose electricity, plus paper towels, paper plates, alcohol gel,candles etc. So, we're good as long as we like fruit cocktail tacos.

When we got home Glen was here taping up our windows. He and Rick brought in the gas grill and secured anything that could be a dangerous missile. Talk of the impending storm is on every one's lips from the pulmonia drivers to people on the street. The cruise ships have been diverted from the Mexican Riviera port this week which really hurts the economy here, especially after the swine flu scare.

I've been checking the Weather Underground website to watch Rick's path and progress. Right now it's gray, cloudy and raining here---just like home but it's warm. Even if Rick goes from a Cat 3-4 to a tropical storm, it's still serious.
More later.