Monday August 28th 2023

Today was decision day. I determined when the weather forecasters started talking about the tropical system in the gulf that I would move out of its path if it was a threat. The conditions I established for staying here were a tropical storm with a path east of here or possible a category 1 hurricane a little further to the east. Anything else would mean “run”. I also set today as the decision day. Right now it looks like it may be a category 3 hurricane with a path too close for comfort.

I made a reservation for two nights at an RV park about 100 miles to the west. I’ll leave sometime tomorrow. There is plenty of time because the storm is forecast to reach this far north Wednesday morning. On Thursday I plan to return here. So far I haven’t figured out the book keeping for all of this. I’m not sure if I just keep my current reservation or if it gets canceled and I need to make another one. Finding a staff member to answer that question has proven difficult.

One of my least favorite noises in a campground woke me up this morning. It was lawn moving day. They got started before 8AM eastern time. This campground is located in the eastern time zone, but right across the lake is the central time zone. Cell service comes from the other side of the lake, so my cell phone is on central time. The TV stations are also from the west and therefore on central time. It really gets confusing at times.

The campground emptied out more than I expected this morning. There were only four of us in residence until this evening. Half a dozen or so RVs arrived late in the day. I think they are only here for the night and will move on out of the storm zone tomorrow. The arrival of more RVs along with the commentary of the local TV weather forecasters cause me to second guess my decision to run. That uncertainty is why I established conditions for moving early on in the lead up to the storm. I will be happy when I’m in my alternate location and even happier when I’m back here and the storm is long gone.