We recently returned from a nice, long vacation in Provincetown. We had a bit of an adventure on September 29th when we weathered a storm in a house and deck surrounded on three sides by water.
We were renting the condominium apartment you see here sitting on a seawall with a deck on pilings. This photo was taken at low tide.
At high tide, the area next to the house fills with water. This is wonderful for sleeping to the sound of lapping waves …
… but it's not ideal when a major storm is brewing. One of the staff members came by to warn us that our deck would not be available during the storm because he would have to open the hatches.
Here's the view of the open deck from the condo at low tide.
Slowly the water rose.
A few hours later the waves were breaking through the open hatches. We believe this is done to protect the seawall. It really seemed to work well and it was fun to watch as the water rose. Since we were told they have been doing this for 30 years, we figured it must be a great system.
Here's the area along the seawall during the storm.
This bay window on the other side of the building took a direct hit from a big wave and the large deck on this side was well decorated with seaweed.
Fortunately, the wind changed direction and calmed substantially before high tide. The sun breaking through was a very welcome sight.
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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2015 Penny & Ed Cherubino