Long-time gallery member Joshua inadvertently spent his vacation getting a really up-close look at the insides of a hurricane. He wrote this "so calm it's scary" account:

Due to the music playing, with brief pauses while we tuned in TWC for updates, the roar of the wind and rain was mostly drowned out. Come 9:00pm the music stopped. The power decided to head to the main land for the rest of the storm and left us dark and musicless. We lit the candles and lantern, kept the flashlights next to us and continued to play our game. Without the music going the roar of the storm was amazing, almost deafening at times, and altogether over powering. When all you can hear and feel is the wind pounding the house you get a greater respect for nature and all that it can throw at you. Watching the glass doors warp because of the pressure was an awesome sight to see.

Apologies and all that to you guys, but I'm actually rather glad we ended up in VA Beach. Hurricanes and toddlers do not a fun mix make!