Category Archives: Hurricane Rita (2005)

We had the smoothest trip! I’m telling ya, if ya gotta evacuate for a hurricane, do it the way we did it for Rita. We had very little traffic going down to Portlans last Thursday, and had very little coming … Continue reading →

We decided to stay over another night. Attended church this morning at Fishers of the Family Lutheran Church here in Portland. A small, friendly church. In the It’s a Small World Department, the pastor, Rev. Zach McIntosh, is a classmate … Continue reading →

Word from neighbors who stayed behind in Friendswood is that our neighborhood came through Rita just fine. Some wind damage to fences, but no visible damage to the house itself. Hooray! Power is curently out, but it sounds like CenterPoint … Continue reading →

Sure ’nuff, we’re in Portland, TX with friends. Portland is a suburb of Corpus Christi. Our friends have 4 kids at home, including 7 year-old triplet boys, so as you might imagine, it’s a bit no the frenetic side! But … Continue reading →

Well, we get to experience our first hurricane! Or more correctly, we get to NOT experience our first hurricane, as we are not going to hang around to see just how nasty Rita can be. We’ll evacuate to parts unknown … Continue reading →