Chapter 27

October 10^th 2043

I spent some time at the beach today enjoying a warm day. I thought I deserved a vacation after taking care of that bear. It wasn't as warm when I first arrived but it was nice. And yes I went nude. The wolves came with me. Wolfie didn't play but she watched the rest of us play catch and play in the water. It was fun. For dinner we dined on a passing duce and at on the beach.

I'm really ashamed to say this but I was disappointed I wasn't stung after going to the bathroom today. Actually it's been a while since I was stung last. I guess skeeter season has passed. Still there's always fingers and the toys up in the garage. (Did I just say that?)

October 11^th 2043

I spent a nice day by Anna's graveside. I updated her on things and played some music for her. We may have a lot in common but music isn't one of them. I tolerated if for her though. Wolfie and the Stooges were even more well behaved than normal although they wouldn't get too close to the gravesite. They're normally that way though. I guess they can sense her or something. Sometimes they'll get that way at home too. Like I'll be doing something and I'll see Moe looking off at empty space with his ears cocked forward like he's listening to her.

Over all it was a nice day. I didn't spend as long as I wanted to though. Out on the horizon I saw some really scary looking clouds and I wanted to be home before they got here. I didn't quite manage it though. The clouds made it very dark. Darker than I'd seen this place at night. It was also windy. I did make it back before the rain though which was a good thing. It came down in buckets! And between the rain and the clouds blocking the light I couldn't see my cave much less the cliff. I could have shut the shutters and seen just as far. In fact I did shut the kitchen shutter because I was worried the wind would wreck it.

Before it got really bad though I changed into warmer clothes and put on rain clothes over them. Then I went up to the garage and got out the truck. I wanted to make sure Anna's pod and the Jet Ski were okay.

It took longer to get there because I had to drive slowly and more carefully but I got there okay. What I saw was scary. The waves were huge! They were nearly coming up to the pod and they were running up the river. Seeing those waves really made me worried so I got out some cord and tied more lines to every tree and boulder I could get to in the hopes that the pod wouldn't be pulled out to sea. Then I emptied the pod of all the supplies I'd stored there. (You know it's funny. It took a long time to put them in but emptying it went so fast. It's amazing what motivation can do.)

I filled up the bed of the truck with the supplies and then hitched up the Jet Ski trailer and after making sure Anna's pod was as secure as I could make it headed back home. I'm glad the truck has a real good heater. By the time I left the beach I was soaked to the skin and shivering so bad from the cold, my teeth were chattering and I could barely hold onto the wheel. By the time I finally got home though I was completely dry, even though I had to get out a couple times to move fallen branches out of the way. I even had to take my jacket off and roll the window down a little. It didn't stay down very long though because the rain kept coming in. So I only had it down long enough to cool off a little and then I'd roll it back up.