"Shiver"-ing
At "Shiver on the River" today, the Coast Guard gave a demonstration worthy of the Indy 500 with its ice boat, throwing blizzards of snow hundreds of feet in its wake. (more on the air boat at the end of this post)
There were several groups of skiers on the island.
The sudden snow squall might have kept a few people from heading to the island, but it was such a pretty whiteout....
...unless you are very short, like the fluffy one, and you are a bedraggled, snowy hot mess, tired of defying gravity, bounding blindly through ear-deep drifts, and you finally refuse to get out of the car, preferring to watch Smart, who is never tired, from the driver's seat.
I was quite enthralled with the Coast Guard demo and the air boat, so I dug up a little more info..... Here's a video of a sister boat in action:
Here's a link to some information about air boats and their use in ice rescue, and here's a link to the official Coast Guard Station Belle Isle page.
I had wanted to come down from Charlotte so bad; and had talked my wife, Kathy, into coming too... But then we saw the weather radar and forecast, so it was a no go - not wanting to take a chance on 94/14 & 96.
ReplyDeleteWhat a treasure, in being there to see the ducks hike down to the shore edge. Smart must be a very obedient companion; and poor Fluff, looks Very flustered.
Thanks for the story; maybe next weekend.. and Belle Isle indeed looks Beautiful.
I see the forecast goes arctic chill again, but seems to warm again next Saturday/Sunday.
The roads were slippery and slow...you would have had a very long, nail-biting drive, better that you were cautious. The island will be there another day.
ReplyDeleteFluffy was a little concerned that we left him in the car, but we stayed where he could see us, so he didn't chew the seats from worry.
Hi, I'm dropping in from Linda's blog. Congrats on your award. You photos are fabulous. I'm following you now.
ReplyDeleteHi Kittie. Thank you for the kind words. Welcome to my little slice of Detroit!
ReplyDeleteOh my that looks so shivery for sure, thank goodness for the coast guard.
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