Charleston, SC September 13 thru 15, 2005

Hurricane Ophelia forced us to evacuate. So, we went to Charleston and waited for Ophelia to pass. Some of you may be wondering why we just don't leave the area. Bryan, Chelsea and Tim are flying in to spend a week with us. They are arrive on Friday, Sept 16th. Charleston was a good place to lay low. Fortunately, Myrtle Beach didn't get hit too hard by Ophelia. We are heading back to Myrtle Beach today, 9/15/05. We are just fine. It's been kind of exciting working through this.

N Myrtle Beach, SC September 10, 2005

Well, we went and did it! We are right smack in the middle of a hurricane. Hurricane Ophelia is 200 miles east of South Carolina. All forecasts predict it should hit land sometime around Monday. At this point, they can't tell us what part of South Carolina it will hit. However, their predications show it will probably hit somewhere between Charleston, SC and Wilmington, NC. Myrtle Beach sits between these two towns. We are prepared to evacuate and have two routes depending on what the forecasters advise us. We'll try and keep you posted on our whereabouts.

N Myrtle Beach, SC Sept. 2, 2005

Well, we were planning on leaving today; however, Katrina created a fuel shortage all along the Eastern states. We called ahead to our next destination and were advised that a majority of gas stations were out of fuel or limiting the amount you could purchase. We decided to stay put and wait it out. We were able to get a great monthly rate at the RV Park we are staying at. So here we are for another 30 days. We can't complain. The beach is at our front door; the weather is great and we couldn't think of a nicer place to stay.

N Myrtle Beach, SC Aug 28 thru Sep 2nd 2005

Well, we didn't make it to Tennessee. Locals advised to stay put until Hurrican Katrina passed through. All reports indicated it would go through Louisiana and then head North. Which meant Tennesse would be impacted. Since we enjoyed our time in N Myrtle Beach, we decided to go back to the RV Park at N Myrtle Beach and "hunker down". The locals ended up being correct. The weather was great on the Carolina coastline but all other areas were hit with heavy rainfall. We were saddened by the devastation that Katrina left in her wake. It also has forced us to change our travel plans. We were originally planning to go to Tennessee and then follow the Mississippi River down to New Orleans. We are now planning our new strategy; especially now that gasoline is becoming a shortage in the East. Gasoline prices went up 30 to 50 cents overnight! Stay tuned.