Those of you who have been here for classes or sessions know that we have 9-12′ of tide in Clarks Cove depending on the phase of the moon. Yesterday, the full moon tides combined with a 40mph south wind to drive the water up the river so high that the at the full flood the runways were going up from the pier to the dock, and the waves were coming up through the deck on the small cottage. The wind-driven waves on the top of the tide clawed at the banks, and the cove had a large brown streak where the eroded soil entered the ocean’s grip, where it will stay for a long time.
I am glad to say Kenny Lincoln’s repair job has strengthened the pier and it did not shake in the keening wind and curling chop.