Bad IKE, Good Friends in San Antonio

As we were boarding up on Wednesday, I got a phone call from Manuel and Connie, a couple who are Tiffin motorhome owners that we met in the new club that we joined, and they offered that we could evacuate to their 2 acre site on the west side of San Antonio. At the time, the hurricane was going to hit Victoria, and then, head north to San Antonio and Austin, so I was not sure that San Antonio was where I wanted to go.

Manuel, who had thought we were leaving on Wednesday night, called about 9:00pm to see where we were at! I told him that I was tired and in bed watching the hurricane news. Once again, he sincerely offered a place to stay, and since IKE was beginning to head east of us, I told him that we probably would stay with them. We also had calls from other Tiffin owners around the country that were concerned about us, including, the Stampers from Austin, the Didelot’s from Des Moines, Iowa, and the North’s from Washington. We also got an email from Steve and Sandy Allgire from Washington.

We packed the motorhome on Wednesday night and made plans to leave early on Thursday morning. We also were taking my mother and Patsy’s dad with us.

When we got to Connie and Manuel’s, the gate was open, and we were directed to our “campsite” near the building where they store their motorhome. He even gave me his 50amp hookup and a water connection. His lot is very deep, and they have done a lot to ‘landscape’, complete with a small party area. It would make a good place for a small RV rally!!

Connie and Manuel are really nice folks. Before the hurricane, we already had made plans to travel with them to a Gulf Coast RV Club rally at Wolf Creek Park, near Livingston next weekend, and then on to an FMCA motorhome rally in North Little Rock on the following Monday, and finally meeting up with Mark and Sue Didelot at the Tom Sawyer RV Park in Memphis.

After we arrived, we found that Connie had already make a lunch for us, and then later in the evening, she made a very good dinner for us. After dinner, they got a phone call from a nephew from Corpus Christi, who had already evacuated from there, and he said he was bringing breakfast tacos on Friday morning………… so naturally, Connie said bring enough for their guests!!! Full hookups complete with meals………. Best campground that I’ve ever stayed in!!!!

Here are some pictures, the first is of our rig at "the campsite":

The following is the "partying area" in the back of the house.........

A view of Manuel and Connie's home from our rig.....

Our "campsite" viewed from the patio of Manuel and Connie's home..........

Connie's kitchen, where we had many good meals...................

Manuel showing off some of his "beer can" airplanes. He gave me the one that he is holding, and it will hand from my outside mirror at future campgrounds..........

More to come..........