Monday we had taken Becky to the airport to fly to Orlando to Photoshop World convention. She had a great flight was really excited about the trip. Then we started watching the weather and realized she would be right in the middle of Hurricane Frances. Becky called the airlines and was able to switch her flight out from Sunday to Saturday. I was relieved at the time.
Tuesday it was looking like Becky may not make it out in time. I was worried that the storm would get there before she was able to fly out. On Wedsnday, the convention was going to close down due to Frances. Some flights had been canceled and people were starting to evacuate from all over Florida. I was glued to the TV watching the Weather Channel and things were starting to scare me a bit. I knew if Becky did not get out of there, she would be down there for a while after the storm.
Thursday when Becky called, it was evident that they need to get out if they could. Some friends from Little Rock were down there at the convention also and had a rental car. By Thursday night the word was out that the airport was closing down and all flights were canceled. Becky and the others started driving out of Orlando at 10:30 PM. They said traffic was bad and the gas lines were long. At 6:00 AM Becky had called and they were in Pensacola. It took them that long just to get there. The plan was to drive to Memphis, TN and drop off the rental car. Gary's wife would pick them up at Memphis and I would meet them at Little Rock. Picked up Becky at about 7:00 PM Friday night. I was very relieved to see her. Now the storm is approaching the coast of Florida and I hope every one is in a safe place to wait out the storm.
-mark
