Waiting for the tsunami....

We were watching a movie on netflix for missed the Friday 10 PM news about the tsunami warning. I happened to be up at about 3:00 AM when friend Tom who lives on the beach called to ask if he could come to our house; he arrived about 4:30, just when the moon was setting.

Tourists staying in condos on the beach road were awakened at 4:30AM and told where to go -- most could get to safe high ground in a 15 minute walk. The sirens began at 6 AM, and blasted a couple of times before the final warning at 10 AM. By then all the beach roads were to be closed and people were to be wherever they needed to be for safety. Everyone took it very seriously. The malls never opened, stored remained closed. We filled a few buckets and pitchers with water (we didn't get too crazy -- we do have a pool), but we had plenty of food, so no need to leave the house.

Nothing at all was visible to us from our vantage, so we watched one station on TV and another on the computer. By 1:30 PM it was pretty much all over, although what was not reported anywhere I saw, the dramatic ebbs and flows of the tide continued for over 24 hours.

Miraculously we did not lose power, or telephone or water service.  A quiet day was enjoyed by all.