Saturday October 8th 2016

It was a sunny day in the high 80s with lots of wind. Despite my intent to get out and see the area today, I spent the day at my RV home.

Since I bought groceries yesterday, I had plenty of goodies to go with my morning coffee. I enjoyed a cinnamon roll with a couple of cups of coffee for breakfast. Slowly sipping coffee, catching up on my Internet reading and watching various things on TV had the morning over in no time. Switching gears and getting out of the campground didn’t happen. I spent the day watching college football games in tropical storm level rain. Something about the added dimension of bad weather makes the games more entertaining.

Avian residents of the park

On my late afternoon walk around the campground I noticed that a few of the evacuees have departed. I hope they are successful getting home and finding everything in good condition. Most of the people in this park have evacuated from the Savannah GA area or the South Carolina low country just to the north of Savannah.

The geese are getting fed.

The TV news reports that many areas of Savannah are still closed as they work to make it safe. Tybee Island the barrier island between Savannah and the Atlantic may not be accessible for a couple of days. The Hilton Head Island area just to the north of Savannah is still evacuated. The Beaufort SC area a little further north is still reported to have many flooded areas. All of these locations are significant to some of my neighbors. They are anxious for detailed damage reports and to get home.

Based on the checking I’ve done on the Internet, my plans for the rest of the month should be OK if I stay away from the coast. The Orlando area of Florida is recovering quickly from the down trees and power lines they experienced. Even the Florida coast from Titusville south should recover relatively quickly. From there north it sounds like there is significant damage to roads and infrastructure that will take time to fix.