We were pretty much holed up in the RV (with the slides pulled in because of the high winds) with the two dogs while the storm hung over us. I hid under my covers certain that the pond was going to swallow the RV. I asked the locals if we should be worried about the rising waters and they waved me off with a "this is nothing, wait until December and January"
Phil and I were both up early Tuesday morning driven to desperation by the pounding of rain of the roof. About 5 am I see blinking red and blue lights and get up and look out the window to see the local police cruiser driving through the park. In his headlights I can see the entire park in under water and yell "Phil you are gonna want to see this...." Phil got on the Park walkie-talkie and alerted everyone then opened the RV door to see water rushing over the top step. He stepped down and we could see the propane tank had floated and wedged itself under the front of the Toyota which had rushing water up to its front bumper. Phil waded around and disconnected the utilities (it makes me shudder to think about him pulling the electric cable standing in two feet of water!) Before we could move the RV to higher ground we had to move the Miata which was parked perpendicular to and in front of the RV. When Phil opened the door of the car, the muddy water rushed in. Thankfully it started and he was able to drive/float it to safety, he managed to start and drive the Toyota to higher ground while I battened everything down in side to be ready to move the RV.
The RV started up and we were able to drive a short distance along one of the park roads to a high spot. By this time high tide had passed and dawn was breaking. Some of the park guests were trying to leave - at this point the water was rushing well over the road and it was not possible to see the narrow track between the pond and the Creek. Soon it was all too much for the little track and it collapsed sending large culverts bobbing down the river like giant licorice sticks.
Phil and I took stock and we had the two cars and the RV safe and although we were now stranded in the Park we were relieved that we were all safe. fortunately the rain let up and the river went down and things calmed down. We were able to move the RV to an un-flooded site and started to clean up.
The Miata took the brunt of the storm - we had several inches of water on the floor. We began bailing and soaking up the water and started a dehumidifier to run inside the car. The trailer was parked in another part of the park and was completely submerged and was left caked with mud and everything in the storage unit was ruined. So Phil pretty much spends his time toweling up water from the carpet or attempting to communicate with Geico by phone.
Here are some photos of our little adventure:
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