The remnants of hurricane Irma blew through last night. Quite a few folks decided to leave the campground, but our site was encircled with mature oaks (no threatening tall pines) so we pulled the slides in and hunkered down. The wind was constant, but probably no more than 30-35 mph. Sam had heard the rain for so long he quit paying attention and slept through most of it. He was startled once or twice when a small branch or acorn hit the roof. We cannot imagine what it must have been like to wait it out in Florida where the winds were more than 120 mph.
This morning we headed out to assess the storm damage. It looked like someone went crazy with the pruning shears. At least one large RV seemed to have left sometime in the night. The only thing worse than waiting out the storm would have been to drive in it (at least that's what I would think).
A few medium-sized pines blew over. One came down across the road and had already been cleared for traffic. Sadly, a tree damaged the RV of one of the park volunteers, but fortunately, nobody was hurt. It will be a day or two before things dry out and the park gets back to normal, but for now, we are counting our blessings and hoping for the best for everyone caught in the path of the recent hurricanes.
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