Galveston Seawall 17 Apr 08
Galveston Seawall during Ikehttp://www.chron.com/news/photogallery/Hurricane_Ike_approaches.html
Yikes – Ike hit landfall on the US coast at Galveston at 3.10am local time this morning, so yesterday we were regularly checking in on the weather channel to follow it’s progress. Yesterday morning we rang friends of ours who live just west of Austin Texas to see if they needed to evacuate, but they were not even expecting any rain (which they badly need). Ike was headed right for Galveston, an area rich in oil platforms that were subsequently evacuated. This resulted in the price of fuel jumping from around $3.56/gal ($0.94/litre) where we were in Kentucky on Thursday, to over $4/gal ($1.06/litre) by the time we drove out on Friday morning. One place was making a real killing by selling it at $4.99/gal. In news film clips from Galveston we could see water crashing over the road that we drove on earlier this trip (photos above). Ike is supposed to have weather implications as far north as Canada, with heavy rains and possible tornadoes predicted for Sunday in the area we are in here in St Louis. I am glad both friends we are staying with have basements.
Yesterday we left Kentucky, crossed the Ohio River, and entered Illinois. For a short time we were driving parallel and right beside the Mississippi River - but I was driving so no photos! We are staying with friends in a town east of St Louis, but still in Illinois. Tomorrow, Sunday we will drive and visit with friends right in St Louis and stay with them for a few days (we will make sure and check on the weather before we hit the road!). When we stay with friends, we plug into the household power and only run minimal appliances to keep usage low. We sleep and have breakfast in our RV to minimize disruption to the household, and that works well for us.
Yesterday we left Kentucky, crossed the Ohio River, and entered Illinois. For a short time we were driving parallel and right beside the Mississippi River - but I was driving so no photos! We are staying with friends in a town east of St Louis, but still in Illinois. Tomorrow, Sunday we will drive and visit with friends right in St Louis and stay with them for a few days (we will make sure and check on the weather before we hit the road!). When we stay with friends, we plug into the household power and only run minimal appliances to keep usage low. We sleep and have breakfast in our RV to minimize disruption to the household, and that works well for us.
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