rain from his face and continued, "The rising water means we have to turn the power off to all the campsites. No electricity until the waters recede."
"And there's a boil order. If you connect to campground water, you need to boil before drinking it."
"Any questions?"
I shook my head.
"Okay then. Move up to the high ground and you'll probably be safe. Don't drink the water and don't hook up to electricity."
The ranger left.
I turned to Anna, "Looks like we're going to be moving."
31
After the ranger left, we cleaned up our breakfast dishes and I prepared to move the Love Bus to higher ground.
Anna held Bob while I ran the slide room back in. I then pulled on my rain jacket, went outside and disconnected from shore power and water.
Before going back inside, I did a quick walk around to make sure everything was disconnected and ready to go.
It wasn't.
The TV antenna was still up. Didn't want to drive with it that way. It'd be too easy to break it off passing under tree branches.
Back inside, I stripped off the wet rain coat, and cranked down the antenna. The Love Bus was now ready to go.
Anna pointed outside, "My Land Cruiser is in your way. I'll leave first. Give me about ten minutes to find a campsite up there, then you follow."
I nodded, "Be careful."
Anna pulled on her raincoat, grabbed her car keys and headed outside.
I watched as she ran through the rain, unlocked the driver's door and climbed in. The Land Cruiser started without any difficulty and Anna drove off in search of higher ground.
Seeing that she was having no problem with the wet road, I returned my attention to getting ready to move. That's when I noticed she had left her gym bag beside the dinette table. With her gun still in it.
Not wanting to chance it spilling out while I was driving, I picked up the bag and placed it in one of the overhead compartments. Then I moved to the driver's seat, started the motor and drove off in the same direction Anna had.
I knew from the campground map, that the campsites were located around a series of circular drives, and at the center of each circle was a rest room building.
To get from my current campsite, which was on the outer most circle, to the rest room building, I needed to follow the road to the first big curve, and then turn left onto the inner circle road.
Shouldn't be a problem.
It took less than three minutes for me to find the turn to the inner circle leading to higher ground. And soon after, I could see the spot Anna had chosen for us, her white Land Cruiser parked beside it.
She had chosen well. A site adjacent to the campgrounds restrooms. The concrete block structure would provide some shelter from the howling wind.
I carefully parked in the spot she had selected, making sure to leave room for the slide-out on the driver's side.
As soon as I turned off the motor, Anna tapped on the door, then came it. She stripped off her rain coat, saying, "Man, it's nasty out there. The rain just keeps coming down."
Then she smiled, "So how do you like my campsite choice?"
"You did good," I said. "That building should block a lot of wind."
She nodded, then asked, "Did you notice any other campers? The ranger said there were others, but I didn't see anyone else."
"No," I replied. "I didn't see anyone out there. Maybe we've got the place to ourselves."
She smiled, "So, no electricity. And no water. Does that mean no TV and no microwave dinners?"
I shook my head, "Don't worry. Everything in here can run on battery power. Except the microwave, and for that we can start the generator.
"So we're set. But I'd like to run the slide room out. Would you go back and make sure Bob is out of the way?"
As soon as Anna had located Bob and gave the all clear, I pressed the button to extend the slide room. The floor rumbled as the slide slowly went out, opening up more
"And there's a boil order. If you connect to campground water, you need to boil before drinking it."
"Any questions?"
I shook my head.
"Okay then. Move up to the high ground and you'll probably be safe. Don't drink the water and don't hook up to electricity."
The ranger left.
I turned to Anna, "Looks like we're going to be moving."
31
After the ranger left, we cleaned up our breakfast dishes and I prepared to move the Love Bus to higher ground.
Anna held Bob while I ran the slide room back in. I then pulled on my rain jacket, went outside and disconnected from shore power and water.
Before going back inside, I did a quick walk around to make sure everything was disconnected and ready to go.
It wasn't.
The TV antenna was still up. Didn't want to drive with it that way. It'd be too easy to break it off passing under tree branches.
Back inside, I stripped off the wet rain coat, and cranked down the antenna. The Love Bus was now ready to go.
Anna pointed outside, "My Land Cruiser is in your way. I'll leave first. Give me about ten minutes to find a campsite up there, then you follow."
I nodded, "Be careful."
Anna pulled on her raincoat, grabbed her car keys and headed outside.
I watched as she ran through the rain, unlocked the driver's door and climbed in. The Land Cruiser started without any difficulty and Anna drove off in search of higher ground.
Seeing that she was having no problem with the wet road, I returned my attention to getting ready to move. That's when I noticed she had left her gym bag beside the dinette table. With her gun still in it.
Not wanting to chance it spilling out while I was driving, I picked up the bag and placed it in one of the overhead compartments. Then I moved to the driver's seat, started the motor and drove off in the same direction Anna had.
I knew from the campground map, that the campsites were located around a series of circular drives, and at the center of each circle was a rest room building.
To get from my current campsite, which was on the outer most circle, to the rest room building, I needed to follow the road to the first big curve, and then turn left onto the inner circle road.
Shouldn't be a problem.
It took less than three minutes for me to find the turn to the inner circle leading to higher ground. And soon after, I could see the spot Anna had chosen for us, her white Land Cruiser parked beside it.
She had chosen well. A site adjacent to the campgrounds restrooms. The concrete block structure would provide some shelter from the howling wind.
I carefully parked in the spot she had selected, making sure to leave room for the slide-out on the driver's side.
As soon as I turned off the motor, Anna tapped on the door, then came it. She stripped off her rain coat, saying, "Man, it's nasty out there. The rain just keeps coming down."
Then she smiled, "So how do you like my campsite choice?"
"You did good," I said. "That building should block a lot of wind."
She nodded, then asked, "Did you notice any other campers? The ranger said there were others, but I didn't see anyone else."
"No," I replied. "I didn't see anyone out there. Maybe we've got the place to ourselves."
She smiled, "So, no electricity. And no water. Does that mean no TV and no microwave dinners?"
I shook my head, "Don't worry. Everything in here can run on battery power. Except the microwave, and for that we can start the generator.
"So we're set. But I'd like to run the slide room out. Would you go back and make sure Bob is out of the way?"
As soon as Anna had located Bob and gave the all clear, I pressed the button to extend the slide room. The floor rumbled as the slide slowly went out, opening up more
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