Mother Nature Stikes Again!

Yesterday Craig and I traveled north to Maine to hit the outlets in Kittery. Our mission: to finally find bedding for our master bedroom. Although we didn't come back with everything we wanted, we did manage to get a great deal on a new down comforter. And any shopping trip for me wouldn't be complete without coming home with a couple of new pairs of shoes.

While the sky opened up and we had to deal with some major rain on the way back, we were doing pretty well traffic wise until we were coming toward Boston, things seemed pretty backed up on the major roadway so we decided to pull off and take Rte. 1 home, which (if it hadn't rained so much) would have indeed been the better alternative. Instead, we found ourselves stuck - though not literally, although others were, in the water. Checking the traffic on Boston.com from my trusty Blackberry we did know there were delays and flooding in the Lynnfield tunnel, but how much really wasn't evident enough until we were actually sitting on the road approaching the tunnel. Traffic wasn't moving, and if you looked up ahead we saw the beginning of what should have been the road going under the bridge but instead looked like a raging river. Cars which tried to make it were stuck and literally bobbing in the water. There were a couple of large trucks and a bus which were going to attempt to get through. We figured depending on how high the water level was on those vehicles, we'd attempt to try it with the trusty Ram, but no dice. It was too high and we weren't going to risk it.

We did the only thing we could do. We sat and waited it out hoping once the rain subsided the water would eventually drain. Cars without any patience started backing up out of the area, others pulled off to the side while passengers walked up ahead to get a closer look. MassHighway came down to keep the peace, but believe it or not, although we were all stuck there for at least an hour, people's spirits were good. The best part - I had my trusty digital camera with me as well so I can share photos with you all! I hope you can see how deep the water is from these images.