Writing from the command central of B&K Travel. I've successfully managed to hole up here while waiting out my delayed return to the soggy, debris-filled Garden State on Thursday evening. Our borough just lifted the emergency evacuation order this morning. Gary managed to find a way into our house yesterday to see how we fared in the SuperSandy slugfest. Instead of one outdoor swimming pool, we have 3 subterranean swimming pools (our crawl spaces) and had 6" of water inside the house (wading pool, anyone?) at the peak of the flooding. Our floating dock floated right off its pilings, and Lord only knows where it has landed. We were very lucky - the fixed dock did not get smacked by other waterborne debris (like the last two storms) and we were one of the few on the block to still have all the large trees standing. Power is out for the foreseeable future. The PA house is also minus the power, but no water or wind damage. Good to know the builder knows how to put a sturdy roof on those buildings. Part of the town is lit, so we're hopeful the power will come back up soon.

Got to run .. must work for cruises .. and wish all the best to our fellow travelers who were affected by the storm. Hopefully they can check in when the power is back on in their locations.

Tip of the day: electric utilities in the Northeast are not going to have a very good earnings report quarter, thanks to SuperSandy.

Cheers, Anne