We woke up this morning to clouds and a little sun. The wind was still blowing and gaining in momentum. The water around the motor home had subsided somewhat but we were still in a sea of mud. The parking crew had been watching our unit since yesterday and wondered if we could get out once our parking spot was available on the hard surface. Finally they came and ask if we were ready to try to get out and we were but doubtful that we could get out on our own. As we suspected we could only move about 4 or 5 feet back and forth. They were gone a few minutes and came back with a John Deere tractor
that was not very big, but a 4 wheel drive. They hooked on to the tow bar mounting and started pulling, I was in reverse and we moved out of the mud hole without any problem.
The soil in this area is quite different than that in the midwest. It is very sandy and dusty and apparently there is a hard pan down a few inches, so hard that the water does not filter downward as one would imagine. It stays on top until it evaporates, which apparently takes some time.
We are parked on hard surface and have been out to the orientation and the drawing of door prizes and back to the coach. The wind is still quite strong with gusts to 40 mph or more. If in Indiana I would consider taking cover and watching the sky for storm clouds. But windstorms and tornadoes are very rare
in this part of the country.
We have about 125 units registered for the rally. All the way from 1 million dollar units to this one of a little Burro and its tow vehicle. I am not sure what it is but will attempt to find out and let you know. It is old and apparently rare as I do not remember ever having seen a pick up that looked like this one.