Almost an "RV" story to tell today!

If you've seen the movie "RV" with Robin Williams, it seams as though every day something major happens. Fortunately, for us on this trip, it has all been meaningful and very pleasant memories. Today, however, was almost a disaster. We were out on one of the most beautiful lakes I have ever seen, Beaver Lake. We had rented a Party Barge for a few hours this afternoon to swim and play on the water. The picture shown here is around 2:30 PM. Fun in the Sun! Not a care in the world - just enjoying the company of each other and enjoying our family. All of a sudden, we could see dark clouds and hear the sounds of thunder. Tessy suggested we head back to the Marina just in case the storm came in hard. So, we started heading in. We got to the Marina just as the wind and rain started to hit harder. NOT 1 MINUTE TOO SOON! Within 3-5 minutes, "all hell broke loose". The wind and rain felt like a Louisiana Hurricane. Boats started breaking loose from the dock, boards flying off, waves, winds, hard rains, boats sinking. It was incredible! Thank The Lord we were all safe inside, watching all this out of the window. The staff at the marina was going crazy running around trying to hold everything down. The main cable that holds the Marina to land broke and the dock that leads to the parking lot broke off. I thought for a moment that the Marina would be in the middle of the lake in a few short minutes. I was taking pictures and giving orders. Tessy was seated on the floor with all the kids except Sterling who was with me running all around. Once I know that all the kids were safe, it started getting really exciting! People were running around, the owner (a grandmother) was in tears, I keep saying to her "it's really not bad". That's coming from someone who saw first hand what Hurricane Katrina did. On the inside I was thinking, "you got a huge mess on your hands"! I didn't tell her that though. Once we were all loaded up and back in the car on the way back to the RV, Sterling said," Now we have a real "RV" story to tell! I was also able to shoot some video footage of the whole thing. Wait tell you see that footage! Tomorrow, we start the long road home. Arrival should be late Monday night or sometime on Tuesday. I heard that TFC was rocking today! Wish we could have been with you all. See you Wednesday night!

Just 10 min. After the above picture