It was a Gray, Raw Day

 

Sailboat on the ICW
Tequesta, FL
November 11, 2025

Veterans Day 2025 dawned as a gray and raw day. At least, here in South Florida, we did not get any snow, but it was still very unpleasant. OK, it was cold!

It was too cold and windy to attempt a bike ride, so Chris and I stayed around the house. Finn didn't even want to go out for a walk. It was just too cold with the temperatures in the 40s to begin the day. 

Yes, the falling iguana alerts were posted. Iguanas effectively stop moving at somewhere less that 50 degrees and fall from the trees. They can be a serious hazard. 

The wind was so strong and water so rough, even the ICW had whitecaps. I would not have wanted to be boating. It was too cold and rough, But there were intrepid dedicated boaters on the ICW. 

I made a video of the wild Atlantic crashing upon the beaches. Note how the sand has blown to fill the bottom of the stairway across the dunes. 

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL