Howdy All!
Well, we just spent our first night in a Walmart parking lot! The last night of our stay in Gettysburg was a wash-out - literally! Gettysburg Campground is on the Marsh Creek and rains began a day earlier. The campground staff came around earlier in the evening and told us (and everyone else) that there was a possibility that we would need to evacuate the park. We went ahead and prepared to leave (we were headed out the next morning anyway), so we were ready to go. Sure enough, about 10:30 p.m. the knock on the door came and of course the rain began pounding. Breaking down in pouring rain is not fun! We were ready, however, and only had to unplug and hook up. Other's in the campground were not as prepared. DW went around helping others in distress. One couple ask her to help with the jacks - they could not get them to retract. The guy next to us ended up tearing his awning off his travel trailer when the awning collapsed. Another couple backed into a tree (hit HARD).
We took our time (yes, in the pouring rain and rising water) and went through our check list. DW walked in almost knee deep water in front of the truck with an emergency light and led me out of the campground safely (lots of trees and could not see the roads for the flowing water).
We drove to Waynesboro and called Walmart. The assistant manager was wonderful and told us we were totally welcome to stay in the parking lot; she even ask if there was anything we needed that they could have ready when we arrived.
We are now in Williamsburg, VA for a few nights and will head out toward Key Largo on Thursday.
All safe and sound, but a little more experienced than before.
It's all about the journey! LOL!
