After a long week of thrills and chills, traditionally (Sea Witch) and unexpectedly (Sandy), I can report that our locals are experts in the art of sustainment. In spite of the storm, coastal Delawarians did how they always do—they carried on.
Sophia and I joined forces with the Delaware Chapter of the Surf Rider Foundation to long board next to the "float" and throw candy. Ignoring the atmospheric chaos brewing above, hundreds of little princesses, zombies, and transformers joined the front line of the war zone that is a Halloween parade.
The objective: candy retrieval. The weapons: open pillow cases, and puppy dog faces.
Rehoboth Beach culture prevailed. I happened to walk by this extremely talented folky trio performing on the avenue.
The family below won "Best Collaborated Costume" in my book, as well as "Best Nonchalant Posing".
In contrast with the lighthearted climate of the streets, Queen Janice locked herself away upstairs, deep in preparation mode for the days to come. The preparation being sewing starfish to her daughter's mermaid costume. As you can see, Sandy was obviously making her anxious.
While the costumes at Seawitch were quite scary, the foot print Sandy left is a tad more frightening.The newly reconstructed beach by Henlopen Hotel was ravaged, along with the rest of the coast. Dewey was under water, the inlet was breached, and Bethany was submerged. Although we are almost recovered (besides the dunes), New York and New Jersey are far from recovery.
This past Friday during Cocoa Crawl, Bella Luna sent 15% of it's profits to the Points of Light organization.
A charitable man in my community has been making rounds to the water drop offs in NYC, so as of late my house become somewhat of a water hub. I encourage everyone reach out to community members, perhaps through facebook, or organisations like Points of Light to see what you can do to help our coastal neighbors.
Love thy neighbor, love thy beach.
Kateland Kester
