Well there is nothing much to report here at Camp Dixie related to the oil spill. Which is of course a good thing. The winds have been pretty light the past two days, and according to NOAA maps (which are amazing by the way) it is not likely to be close to Alabama until Sunday. They actually aren't even really predicting that it will be here, just that it could be here. Who knew that the "cone of uncertainty" that we are all so used to with hurricanes woud have a similar idea with oil spills. Anyway here's a link to the NOAA 72 hour prediction map. It's in pdf format.
http://deepwaterhorizon.noaa.gov/bookshelf/1925_TMF72-2010-05-06-1300.pdf
The biggest thing that is going on around here right now is that lots of places are doing "costal cleanup" volunteer efforts around the different bays and waterways. Supposedly it is easier to clean up a clean oily area than a dirty one?!? Anyway people are able to help out that way. Otherwise, the way that everyone has been talking, once/if the oil actually does make it here (in the form of "tar balls" most likely) the only people that are going to be able to clean it up are people that are hazmat trained. Oil is considered a hazardous substance (of course) and apparently so is the dispersant that they put on it.
That's it for now, tomorrow or Saturday I will try to post some pictures that I took of Pensacola Pass, I went to see the Blue Angels practice yesterday, and shot some photos of the pass from Fort Barrancas. There were some booms out there, mostly to the side of the pass near the intercostal and Sherman Cove.
Have a great night.
See you at camp!
Mac
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