To Be or Not To Be....

It seems rather appropriate that the most recent hurricane to surface in this neck of the woods was named Ophelia, particularly as it's been somewhat indecisive in both path and strength. Fortunately for us here in Charleston, she appears to have decided to head further north and, at last check, was heading towards the NC/SC border, although it's still a matter of debate as to whether she's going to make it to land anyway. It seems somewhat academic right now, anyhow, as Ophelia fluctuates between a Tropical Storm (winds of 39-70mph) and a Force 1 Hurricane (winds of 70 mph) - certainly not the monster that Katrina was (179mph upwards). Call it a lucky escape - if Ophelia had made it here, then she would certainly have caused some damage, flooding downtown (i.e. MY street!) and probably blow a few trees over. Thankfully, she's skipping on by. Of course, the sheer size of tropical storms and hurricanes means that it's turned somewhat windy here - to look at all the latest info on Ophelia and, indeed, the other storms and hurricanes that will no doubt be surfacing, i'd recommend this site.

As the Hurricane season continues, the weather here is generally beginning to break from the hot and humid summer months. It's definitely hot still, believe me, but the humidity is much lower, there's a wonderful refreshing breeze that comes off the sea from time to time and it is, basically, a lot more tolerable. In short, unless some of you have an urge to spend the summer months sweating like a pig, i'd certainly recommend visiting from around this time onwards to around April/May when the humidity begins to climb again. Just watch out for hurricanes on the way!