Twin Dolphin Marina, Bradenton, Florida

Very windy today. Gale force winds and warnings that recreational boats should not be out on the water. A cold front is coming through. The wind blew all night last night; a sail boat down from us had his sail come loose. The owner spent quite a while this morning trying to get it under control. We have arranged to leave the boat here for the next month while we go home. It is up a river and well protected. even with these strong winds, the water in the marina remains quite calm. We went for a long walk today; passed one spot where it looked like the overhead structure holding road signs had been hit by something. There was a garbage truck sitting there with his back end up in the air, we wondered if it had hit the sign structure. There were many police cars and city workers around. The street was closed to traffic. It was the main street coming off of one bridge across the river, noticed later that the other bridge was quite busy.