Lake Erie Sunset

Sunset view from our RV spot in Westerfield, NY. The beautiful evening preceded a monster storm with 60 mph gusts of wind and pelting rain. We prayed for protection off and on all through - very little sleeping going on.

In the morning, Dave went out to check on the RV. The park was littered with downed limbs, branches and a huge willow tree uprooted by the wind and lying a few feet from another RV. Above us - a large willow limb (12 - 15 ft long) hanging by bark and some wood fibers and supported by electrical lines. Dave disconnected us immediately and we moved out from under the precarious branch! In the end, we changed RV parks after finding a park with few trees.

On the way out of this beautiful park in Westerfield, I drove the car in front of the RV so I could clear branches out of the road if needed. At one point, I finished moving a branch and was returning to the car when a gust of wind - probably only 30 mph - caught the car door and me. I dug in with both feet and held the interior car door handle with both hands and was able to back myself into the drivers seat and close the door. Whew!

Due to the weather - we postponed our trip up to Niagara falls, sat tight, and waited for the wind to stop.