To see as much of the world as we can,
Using the smallest carbon footprint we can,
Spending the least amount of money we can,
Making as many friends we can.

Team Red Cruising

Spring Tides -- Lunacy?

Our new neighborhood depends -- in a fairly serious way -- on the moon. Being close to the water puts us closer to the moon, also.

At the end of our block, it floods. It's not a rare "heavy rain" thing. It's not a mistake in civil engineering or roadway maintenance. It's inevitable and predictable. It's a fact of life.

Indeed, in this neighborhood, we're close enough to sea level that the spring tides -- those that come from the new moon and full moon -- flood the streets.

The good news is that it isn't a lot of water. And -- of course -- they have an app for that. I have Tide Graph on my iPhone.

What's important is that we have to know the moon's phase. It's such a simple thing, but electric lights and indoor entertainment like the internet and television put a big distance between us and the moon, the tides and our environment.

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