1st Long Trip
DW and I are getting ready to head out on our 1st long trip with our trailer. We've done three 2 nights away, now a trip for 17 days to Chicago area (DW has a conference there); Madison, WI (visit wi...
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We are now on our "long trip!" We've had an adventure so far, and it started Day 1! About halfway along our 1st day we receive a call from our first campground stop. They are about to be flooded, the river they are on is within an inch of being flooded, and are suggesting we may want to make other plans. We say, that's too bad, so we will check on other possiblities.
Our CB/Weather radio (a definite must have now) begins to go off, talking about severe flooding, etc. As we travel my DW on her Ipad (another definite must have now) begin to research both the weather, and our possibilities away from rivers in the area. Because of the NOAA weather reports we decide to move along down the road, and find a KOA (glad I signed up for membership on my first outing back in the spring) Toledo East/Stony Ridge for our first night.
On our way there, which will be 400 miles in day one, which worked just fine, our CB/Weather radio begins to go off again. SEVERE STORMS in OUR AREA. The first storm we drive through is with heavy rain, and HAIL. Too dangerous to pull off road, instead drive, slowly through storm. Made it OK, glad to have a well made Trailer and TV!! On our Ipad we do see another storm approaching, but figure we have time to gas up at the rest area, and will try to move on (mistake!). Upon seeing the storm on the ipad we should have stayed at the rest area for and hour for it to pass by. Instead we decided to continue on. The storm hits us, with SEVERE winds, the CB/Weather raido says tornado warning, as it hit I noticed the winds and found a nice emergency pull off and did!! Excellant choice! I've not experienced wind like this. It rocked the van and trailer as a ride in an amusement park. Tractor trailers were pulling off, and on the news later we saw several that were tipped over. A couple pulled up next to us, and I hoped they would just stay there to block the wind, but they moved forward each time. Finally, the storm passed and we made it to our first stop and were glad to have a place, and enjoyed a dip in their pool for a relaxing first night!
Our CB/Weather radio (a definite must have now) begins to go off, talking about severe flooding, etc. As we travel my DW on her Ipad (another definite must have now) begin to research both the weather, and our possibilities away from rivers in the area. Because of the NOAA weather reports we decide to move along down the road, and find a KOA (glad I signed up for membership on my first outing back in the spring) Toledo East/Stony Ridge for our first night.
On our way there, which will be 400 miles in day one, which worked just fine, our CB/Weather radio begins to go off again. SEVERE STORMS in OUR AREA. The first storm we drive through is with heavy rain, and HAIL. Too dangerous to pull off road, instead drive, slowly through storm. Made it OK, glad to have a well made Trailer and TV!! On our Ipad we do see another storm approaching, but figure we have time to gas up at the rest area, and will try to move on (mistake!). Upon seeing the storm on the ipad we should have stayed at the rest area for and hour for it to pass by. Instead we decided to continue on. The storm hits us, with SEVERE winds, the CB/Weather raido says tornado warning, as it hit I noticed the winds and found a nice emergency pull off and did!! Excellant choice! I've not experienced wind like this. It rocked the van and trailer as a ride in an amusement park. Tractor trailers were pulling off, and on the news later we saw several that were tipped over. A couple pulled up next to us, and I hoped they would just stay there to block the wind, but they moved forward each time. Finally, the storm passed and we made it to our first stop and were glad to have a place, and enjoyed a dip in their pool for a relaxing first night!
