Aftermath of the Hurricane

The storm is over

Yep, we survived Hurricane Ida. Or, was it Tropical Storm, Ida. By the time the hurricane hit the shores of Alabama, the wind velocity had decreased tremendously. Thank goodness! The inches and inches of rain that had been forecast actually drenched the area prior to the "disturbance" hitting the coast. The prediction had been for any where up to 8 inches. So, our little rain measuring glass went out and we collected rain ... about 3 inches of it.

Sure it got windy and sure the winds made a lot of noise. If you're in an RV, it's much more noticeable than in a home planted on a solid foundation. Overall .. it wasn't bad. We've been in much worse and then it was just called a front. So, yep, now we can get out a little bumper sticker that says we survived it. Actually, there wasn't much to surviving it. By the time it reached inland .. not much of it was left.

Yesterday we made the rounds as far as the Outback Steak house. Water was running down the road and rivers flowed along the sides. You could see lakes in fields where there shouldn't be any but we didn't notice any damage. It's a little windy this morning but that's about it.

It was a day to stay in mostly though. The temperature was cool and we were going to play "catch-up". With an internet antenna connection issue, what a good day to work on it. I did but didn't accomplish anything. We spent the afternoon with Joanna and Dave. Great folks from Connecticut. They just departed that state about a week before fleeing an incoming bad weather system and where did they land ... smack in the middle of a tropical storm..

It was a good day -- much better than expected -- now our thoughts are today that we will probably move on south towards Ft. Walton. We'll see.

Happy Veteran's Day! It's a Holiday -- we get the day off!