The night that the lights went out in Naples...

Everyone expected the power to be out in Naples after Hurricane Wilma.

Everyone expected trees would fall down, leaving a wide open view of the sky.

Everyone expected there to be quiet and darkness throughout the night.

But no one expected how nice Naples would be when everyone shut up and looked up at the sky.

Last night was like a perfect camp-out at home. The air was cool and crisp (a first here this fall); the sky was bursting with stars that we could finally see with the city's menagerie of lights out; there weren't even any ticks or raccoons to spoil the experience.

Last night, we set up camp on our patio, cooking hamburgers, roasting corn on the cob and listening to classic rock music on our battery-powered radio. Candles burned softly inside and we snuggled up under blankets while we looked out into the darkness.

I even toasted marshmallows over the grill, just to make the experience complete.

I must say, if ever a hurricane decides to barrel through Florida again, I hope it'll restrict its visits to October.