My daughter and I were hiking on the Appalachian Trail, in Virginia this week. It was a trip we'd planned for months. We were outside of Pearisburg VA, camping on the trail, in a shelter, when we got news of the hurricane. It was fine where we were, but she lives in Durham NC and we knew we had to get her home, and then I would have to get out of Durham to get home to Indiana.
Luckily, I was able to get in contact with my guy on Tuesday and we hiked out to a road and he picked us up and drove us to our car. We went to a Walmart in VA first to get some supplies for her and her husband to ride out the storm in Durham, and I picked up two 2.5-gallon gas cans (the last two on the shelf). I filled up my car and my cans and we drove back to Durham. It was smooth sailing in the east-bound lanes, but bumper to bumper in the west-bound. We made it to Durham, but by then all the stations were out of gas. After I knew they were set up, I left out of Durham early Wednesday morning with 3/4 tank (and 5-gallons in the trunk). When I got farther west, I started looking for gas, but all the stations were out. I was just to the point of using the gas in my trunk, but I finally found a station with gas. From there I knew I was good, and I made it home late Wednesday.
My daughter and SIL both work at small colleges in Durham, and they've been busy with their schools contingency planning stuff today and will be throughout the storm. Last time I talked to her, they were in for lots of rain, but nothing like the folks closer to the coast.
Luckily, I was able to get in contact with my guy on Tuesday and we hiked out to a road and he picked us up and drove us to our car. We went to a Walmart in VA first to get some supplies for her and her husband to ride out the storm in Durham, and I picked up two 2.5-gallon gas cans (the last two on the shelf). I filled up my car and my cans and we drove back to Durham. It was smooth sailing in the east-bound lanes, but bumper to bumper in the west-bound. We made it to Durham, but by then all the stations were out of gas. After I knew they were set up, I left out of Durham early Wednesday morning with 3/4 tank (and 5-gallons in the trunk). When I got farther west, I started looking for gas, but all the stations were out. I was just to the point of using the gas in my trunk, but I finally found a station with gas. From there I knew I was good, and I made it home late Wednesday.
My daughter and SIL both work at small colleges in Durham, and they've been busy with their schools contingency planning stuff today and will be throughout the storm. Last time I talked to her, they were in for lots of rain, but nothing like the folks closer to the coast.
