Home to Great Progress.

We had a bit of trouble getting home due to disruptions in the ferry schedule.  Trish and I had to drive the long way around to Hatteras and even there the ferry we expected did not run.  It is winter time after all!  Our fear was that these winter disruptions were holding up deliveries of flooring and other materials so badly needed for our house and others on the island.

When we got home we were pleasantly surprised.  The LOWES delivery van had taken the only ferry from Cedar Island, then stayed all day to catch the only return ferry, just to deliver our long awaited flooring.  When we got home after dark, we were totally surprised to take a flashlight visit into our house and discover the beginnings of beautiful new flooring in progress.  Through the week we have watched our floors grow until our house is beginning to look like a house again.

Kitchen cabinets AND a new floor!

On top of this, on Tuesday the cabinet shop truck arrived and unloaded our kitchen and bathroom cabinets.  As the floor gets finished in the kitchen, the cabinets can go back in.  Next there will come the appliances and the granite counters.

Our in the island there is still a huge amount of debris to be removed.  When will this ever end?  But, the good news is:  our dear friend, Eduardo Chavez, whose wonderful taco stand was totally destroyed in the hurricane, got his brand new taco trailer delivered to the island this week.  It is beautiful and the result of a great deal of community love and support for Eduardo.  A favorite place in the island, we will all be overjoyed to see Eduardo back in business by summertime.

Eduardo is on the comeback!

On a beautiful 72 degree day, Trish and I took a long walk on the beach yesterday afternoon.  Spring will come, our house will get finished, the Island will be happy and vibrant again!  Come to see us!

Shells galore on a beautiful island day.