Hurricane Sandy

This is an aerial shot of Tuckerton where so many of my friends lost their homes

I was looking forward to conducting a few final dives for my 2012 season including a dive to the Arundo on November 3rd but, Sandy blew in and what a mess she made.  My family and I made it though the storm and since my house suffered the least damage out of most of my friends, we opened up our doors to a family and other friends that had no where to go.  There were long days of organizing meals for large numbers of people while having no power, finding floor space for sleeping bags, and keeping the kids and animals busy until things calmed enough for the clean-up.  I have spent every day this past week out in the cold weather sifting through remnants of my friend's houses as well as family members while trying to keep on top of insurance claims and finding rental housing for the displaced families.  Its been a long road but, I am happy to say we all are safe and have a roof over our heads.  My business, Kim Dixon Environmental Consultant LLC   (Link to Kim Dixon Environmental Website)  is involved with marine construction and construction of homes within the coastal zone so now, I will be trying to help the communities to re-build as painlessly as possible Due to these events, I am sorry to say that my 2012 dive season is over.

I am thankful for all those that offered help during these trying times, we have had others make meals and bring them to us and divers such as, Dave Oldman whom offered to bring supplies to us.  In times like this you realize how kind and generous people are...

As I type this the nor'easter is bearing down on us..if we make it through this storm, I will look forward to simple things like camping this coming weekend with my daughter (if its not too cold)...somehow hiking in the woods always puts life into perspective, just like diving!.

I will post and "end of the season" review with some photos and video in the upcoming weeks.