High Winds

Yesterday we needed to drive to Peterborough and get Mary's car from Sean. The temperature was 17*C when we left but dropped to 11*C by the time we arrived in Peterborough.

Pulling on to highway 62 we were greeted by dark ominous clouds that rolled in from the south.

Traffic lights were out in Peterborough and we thought it was just a local power outage until we drove through the downtown and reached Sean at his store; everything was in darkness and they had just made the decision to close the store. Trees had been blown over, some lay in the streets, other across lawns.

Most were massive pine or spruce trees that had blown over.

Looks like this car took a direct hit.........ouch!

Power out, trees down, stores closed it was a short trip. We couldn't shop, traffic was congested at each major intersection, so we decided to get the car and head back to Bancroft. This same weather system produced many devastating tornadoes in the eastern part of the USA.

Let's hope today the sun comes out and we can work outside.

Safe travels and keep in touch.