We Survived Ian … in an RV. Another JenniferS Live Trip Report

[JenniferS]

Ordered! Thank you!

I have 2 at home, bought 2 for my Auntie, and then grabbed 4 more to bring on holiday.

Home:



They look so much better in person. Photos don’t really do them justice. Not iPhone 8 pics anyway. (I hear there’s a new one coming out. If only I were willing to part with the home button.)

 

[JenniferS]

Five years ago today, headed into a Hurricane, and I’m posting food pics. Sounds like me.
(Truth is, I was trying to reassure friends and family at home.)

 

[JenniferS]

Tell me you’re in the Keys without telling me you’re in the Keys.

 

[JenniferS]

We’re at Porky’s Bayside Restaurant and Marina in Marathon. We got a waterside table.

 

[JenniferS]

You know I asked for no tomatoes.
If I’d known, I would have skipped the banana peppers too.

Not from the Happy Hour menu:



Yes, from the Happy Hour menu.
Mike said the tacos were REALLY good.

 

[JenniferS]

Duplicate post.

I @PUSH.

 

[Figgy1]

I see my dinner salad inspiration. Guess who has both tomatoes and banana peppers

 

[JenniferS]

We ordered the fried Key lime pie, but they brought regular.

Mike said no prob, we’ll be back.

 

[trr1]

Duplicate post.

I @PUSH.

So do we

 

[trr1]

Five years ago today, headed into a Hurricane, and I’m posting food pics. Sounds like me.
(Truth is, I was trying to reassure friends and family at home.)

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Where is your food? I believe those aren't low carb or keto

 

[trr1]

We ordered the fried Key lime pie, but they brought regular.

Mike said no prob, we’ll be back.

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And you got to lick the the photo?

 

[trr1]

We’re at Porky’s Bayside Restaurant and Marina in Marathon. We got a waterside table.

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Which is your boat?

 

[JenniferS]

Which is your boat?

No boat for me. Ever. I am highly prone to sea sickness.

 

[JenniferS]

Squishy, is that you?



And yes, I had to Google that. I’ve never seen the movie.

 

[JenniferS]

We put the game on hold and walked down to the pier. Lots of clouds, so not much to see.

North first, where the sky is always pink and blue:



And now west:

 

[JenniferS]

So yeah, out of nowhere a storm has popped up.
We could feel the RV rocking and opened the blinds to see the tops of the palm trees doing a frenzied dance.

We went outside to batten down the hatches just as the buckets blew over and the carpet lifted. We stashed as much as we could in the truck, dragged the picnic table over to anchor the carpet, and lowered the canopy on the freestanding tent structure.

The wind was blowing so hard, it disconnected the cable. As Mike was reattaching it, the rain started.

Now we are watching Golden Girls and riding out the bumpy storm. Should be over by 2:00 am.

Before anyone frets, a stationary RV can easily withstand winds in the 80-100 mph range. We are nowhere near that. All the RV sites I Googled say you may feel like you’re in a tornado, but truth is only rare occurrences like Irma will actually flip a trailer.

Speaking of Irma, exactly 5 years ago at pretty much this same time, I posted this in a live trip report:

 

[JenniferS]

Aaaand, right on cue, it’s over.

The wind has completely died down. Risk of thunderstorms remains from 2-4 am, but as of right now, I don’t even hear any rain.

Good night, Peeps.

 

[Figgy1]

Aaaand, right on cue, it’s over.

The wind has completely died down. Risk of thunderstorms remains from 2-4 am, but as of right now, I don’t even hear any rain.

Good night, Peeps.

Stay safe and sleep tight

 

[JenniferS]

Just wasted a whole two hours on the D23 Parks Presentation when I could have been swimming.

 

[Figgy1]

Just wasted a whole two hours on the D23 Parks Presentation when I could have been swimming.

I was happily missing it while cooking (the scarpariello is keto friendly) I'm sorry you had to endure it.