Summary

Chapters 11 & 12

The day after the storm, Louise takes the Captain out on her skiff to inspect the damage. While the basement of Louise’s house has flooded, they have escaped relatively unscathed. Louise is quite vocal about her pleasure in this. She excitedly pulls her skiff from the tree she’s tied it to, exclaiming that even her boat has made it through the storm! Louise and the Captain climb into her skiff, and she uses a pole to maneuver them through the high waters. Even though Louise has paddled through this channel every day of her life, she has difficulty navigating the new terrain. The flood waters have filled the canals in strange places, making them deeper of shallower than usual. The further she paddles, the more confused Louise grows. She is sure they should have reached the marsh where the Captain’s...