Yes, it happened. We made a break for it. Well, we drove from our house, off the island, through town, and 38 miles to our storage unit, and got the motorhome out. We needed to get the water out of the fresh water tank, the water heater, and the water lines; also, some things to put back in the coach; a few things to put in the storage unit.
The drive out was uneventful. First time I've driven the car in 13 days. As expected, not much traffic on the roads. We played by the rules: we were both wearing our masks in the car. We did not see any checkpoints where traffic was being stopped... that may have been just for this past holiday weekend.
I pulled the coach out and put some Sta-Bil in the fuel tank; engine and generator running, to get that stabilizer through the fuel lines. Then, while Joan moved some stuff from the car to the motorhome, I went to the exterior shower to pump water out of the fresh water tank...
I estimated there was less than 10 gallons left in the tank when we got home, and that seemed about right while waiting for that showerhead to start spitting. I emptied the water heater. Ran the pump a bit more - the water system is good for a couple months rest for the coach.
I looked the boat over while we were out there... it seems sad, but otherwise in good shape.
There was about 3 seconds of discussion on whether we should run into Harlingen to pick up some food to go... that was voted down, and we headed for home. Again, uneventful. Well, if you don't count the 20 minute wait for one of those huge blades for a windmill electric generator that was blocking the road. Those are a beast of a thing, and it seemed as though perhaps the truck driver had tried to make a turn onto a narrow side road.
Back into town, no one being stopped, and we drove back to our island. At home, there were a few things to bring in. As soon as we opened the door, Rufus made a dash out...
No, he isn't a flight risk - we knew he would go right to the closest grass and put his face in it. Before we left, he said, "Are you people ever going to get out of here?"
When we got back, on his way out the door, he said, "I didn't think guys were ever coming back - I missed you SO much!" And then he went to chomp on some grass.
Back inside, I had a couple new Spire Studio tracks from Mark and a message to let him know when we were back. He and I visited on the phone for a while... yeah, that old-fashioned way of conversing, back before FaceTime. ;-) We talked about this song, other music, and how we're all doing.
When I got off the phone, I went to work on adding a couple tracks to what he sent. We're doing our part to socially distance ourselves while working jointly on this song: only about 1,350 miles apart. I added drums and acoustic guitar, then gave him a couple options for vocal harmony tracks.
I'll be anxious to see what he does with it.
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