I drink in a teal grey ocean,

lap after lap of frothing wave, cormorants bobbing.

Rain falls, unstopping,

tree-ripping wind having settled.

Thousands remain without power, businesses are closed,

emergency vehicles and power technicians stand in the roads.

I love my car. She’s keeping me warm, safe, mobile.

Such a strange trip.

How I will face that mountain pass is beyond me.

Adventures are like that.