White Oak - Strasburg, PA

This is the view from our living room window of our RV

May 16th - Friday - Heavy rains 58 degrees

We arrived here yesterday just as it started to rain and I quickly found that my rain coat is no longer water repellent, got soaked to the skin, which didn't help my cold. It did let up a little while we got the car unhooked and we got the water and electric hooked up.  We do not have sewer here.  After a dinner of Chili prepared by our camp host, we got reacquainted with the folks, many we hadn't seen since last fall, we came back to our RV and enjoyed an evening of television and were amazed to find that we could get all of our local stations from home.  A mystery.

The wind began to blow and once again, we were forced to bring our slides in and the rain started and did it ever rain and blow.  We were supposed to meet for breakfast at 8:00 and I had decided about 6:30 that I wasn't going to be interested in breakfast, as I hadn't slept much and at 9:00 Lou's phone rang and they had called it all off meeting and all until the rain let up.   We got up to make coffee and the water here is bad, so we got out bottled water to make coffee and that is when we realized that two containers of salsa sauce and cheese sauce that traveled from Florida with no problem, decided to tip over and the lids come off and run all over in the refrigerator!!  Lou got out the book, to find out how to take the racks and the glass out of the refrigerator and we spent the whole morning taking the refrigerator apart and cleaning it and reassembling it.  It sure sparkles now.  Then I fixed sausage and scrambled eggs and rye toast for lunch.

Krista called us and reported on what was happening at home with the high water.  Sounds like we left at the right time.  I can always depend on her to  keep us posted on what is going on at home.  Sue had sent us an e-mail of what was supposed to happen, but I didn't have an good connection for the internet last night and didn't get her message.

Two Cranes fishing in the barnyard

Flooding over the freshly planted corn feild

The water is so high it's causing wave whitecaps. 

Tonight our group is going out to dinner together and then tomorrow Lou and I hope to do some shopping and then drive through the countryside and take in the sights, as the weather is supposed to clear and be much cooler.