Hurricane Hurricane Go Away!

I intended to write sooner than this, but the days got away from me.  I spent the past week or so glued to my weather apps wondering what would happen with the tropical storm that lingered in the Gulf.  For several days, it looked like Isaac was heading straight for us!  The locals cracked jokes and seemed less than concerned about the storm.  Wal-Mart was less crowded than the one in York on an average day.  Yet, by Sunday night, Walton County had issued a mandatory evacuation of the coast by non-residents and especially those in RV's.  We packed up our camper; taking everything of importance with us.  We left our temporary home in Florida at 5am Monday morning and headed north to Alabama.

I was amazed at how empty the roads were.  I'm pretty sure we were the only people to evacuate the area based on the traffic.  Still,  I'm so glad we decided to leave.  We drove 4 hours north to Auburn, Al and stayed in a quaint little campground near a creek.  The owner was so hospitable and he even discounted the daily rate because we came due to the storm.

Auburn was a great little college town.  It had cool stores, great food and everyone was so friendly.  We ate dinner and lunch the next day at Moe's Bar-b-que.  The pulled-pork was amazing!!!!  We also got lemonades at Toomer's Drugstore which is a must do if visiting the University.  We only stayed two nights, but it was a nice vacation from our vacation.

Upon returning to our home in Miramar Beach, we learned that very little happened from the storm.  The beaches and ocean were closed to the public.  The waves were big, the rip current strong, and jellyfish larva littered the sand.  Today is the first the beaches are open so we are anxious to explore.

Unfortunately for our neighbors in Mobile, Al and New Orleans, they got the brunt of Hurricane Isaac.  Not near the magnitude of Katrina, it still dumped a ton of water on the area.  We experienced rain yesterday and tornado watches, but nothing major.  This morning the sun is shining and the humidity is back to it's normal 90%...ugghhh.  Still, we are enjoying our time here and we are learning a lot from the experiences.