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Hurricane Simon Special: The Hardest Part Is the Waiting
The Hardest Part Is the Waiting
A special, recorded on the dock in Mazatlán while Hurricane Simon sits off the coast.
Zeus took the jib down this morning. He doubled the lines. The supplies we drove from the United States are already on board. Simon peaked as a Category 4. It is slower now, and slow storms bring rain, surf, and mudslides. We are watching to see where it turns.
This is a letter from the dock, written while the wind is still rising. The first storm put six inches of water over the shipyard pier, and the electrical box that fed Amazing Grace was sitting in it. Hurricane Pamela…
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