Day 92: Waiting Out the Rain

Waiting out the rain in a 15 square foot sitting space is a challenge.  There aren't many positions where it is possible to remain comfortable for extended periods, especially while playing a game (which further decreases the "floor" space).  Normally, we would watch a video to help pass the time, but as luck would have it, the DVD player on our TV stopped working last night.  Fortunately, we also have a portable DVD player.  It's a lot smaller, but it did the trick, so we watched Minority Report this morning during a period of heavy rain.

Alea keeps up with the world as the rain pours around us.

Two people and a dog in a small space can raise the humidity level considerably, but our air conditioning was more than up to the task of drying out the air for us.  That is a big help in keeping such a small space comfortable throughout the day.

The rain had seemed to let up a bit around noon, so we decided it was time to venture out for food.  For the first time ever, Lana refused to come out of the cabin.  It was raining, but no harder than other times when she was more than eager to jump out.  We couldn't figure out what was wrong, but we were getting hungry, so I eventually managed to pick her up like a sack of flour and get her into the van.  A short distance down the road, Alea's phone went off with a tornado alert telling us to find shelter.  We suspect that probably had something to do with Lana's behavior.  Of course we had idea of where to seek shelter, so we drove into town, which seemed to be where the weather was less severe.

We passed the rest of the day dining out, seeing historical exhibits and catching a matinee movie (Crimson Peak).  We returned to the campsite in the evening in the midst of more steady rain, and are getting off and on reception watching the World Series.

There is more rain on tap for tomorrow.  It appears that the rain may be over by mid afternoon, and we have a fairly short distance to cover to reach the next campground.  So we are hoping that we can wait it out and be back on our way by tomorrow afternoon.  By Monday we'll be back in a pleasant weather pattern and should be able to avoid any further extreme weather long enough to reach the Florida Panhandle.