First Saturday and Sunday night brought incredibly high tides in Wells. This morning as we traveled along Webhannet Drive we were amazed at the damage caused by the night's pounding surf. The storm even ripped off the front railing on a house along the ocean near Eldridge Rd. We saw debris of all kinds littering the road: a set of metal stairs, lawn chairs, wood and sea rocks just to mention a few. The violent ocean also throw seaweed in heavy amounts on various parts of Webhannet Dr..
And of course, the storm surge elevated the tide along the Webhannet River. Our eyes couldn't believe it when was saw The Mayne Garden covered with ten inches of water. The extent of damage to our vegetables is unknown at this time.
Now back to the heavy rain. Since forecaster were predicting bad weather for Saturday we staked and tried our tomato plants for protection Friday evening. The best way to describe Saturday's weather... it poured and poured and the wind blew strong. When we inspected The Mayne Garden on Sunday morning the damage was less than expected. The rain toppled one tomato and two pepper plants. We easily reseated these.
Unfortunately, there is more to come tonight!
The water-mark on The Mayne Garden planting bed shows the incredible height of the tide
Rain pours out of a neighboring building Saturday
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