Bad weather seems to be following us. As we left Wyevale and headed south to Buffalo we travelled in snow storms, that continued around Lake Erie. Our valiant steed, our rental car - a Toyota Yaris, kept us warm and comfortable as we put on the miles. We spent the first night in Grove City. Headed out in the rain in the morning and throughout the day as we travelled to Elizabethtown Tenn. The thunder, lightening and rain continued throughout the night.
Next morning, it was cold and miserable when we got into the car. Thought we should go south to where the weather suited our clothes. We made our way thru Mississippi where I had a conversation over the back of a pick up truck with a fellow mason. Said I hadn't seen anybody sitting picking a banjo. Just good people getting by. We continued to Columbus Mississipppi to pick up the BMW. Stopped in to see some folks we had met when we were there earlier with the boat.
During our visit the sky clouded up and we got some hail for about half an hour. Then we watched a 250 foot cruise boat docking at the Columbus Marina.
We went back to our motel that was strategically located between The Waffle House and Chilis (very good ribs). Everyone was sitting outside. Seems they were expecting some bad weather and didn't want to miss seeing it. Everyone was tuned to Channel 4 , the weather station. The tornado watch was now a tornado warning. There was circular rotation at the high altitude levels but there was no touchdowns. We watched as the storm front approached. Winds and rain like I have never seen before. I hadn't seen such intensity from mother nature. The lightening was never ending, you couldn't tell where one ended and the next began. There was no delay between when the lightening struck and the thunder clapped. Add to this the wailing of the tornado warning sirens.
The following morning only one lawn chair and lounge chair were in the pool. No other proof of our exciting evening.
There was a report of a donkey being lifted by the winds, his reins yanked out of his owners hands, and the donkey dropped 300 yards away. And the donkey was calmly grazing at the time of the report. It was on the news..... so it must be true.
Time to get out of tornado alley and make our way to the Florida panhandle where they only have hurricanes.
Back to the boat. Air conditioning installed, fuel line cleaned out, grocery shopping completed, laundry done, refueling and water fill up, Ready to go again
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