So this Friday, Matt and I headed to Boone Hall Plantation for Raymond's wedding. I'm sure you guys all received massive amounts of rain. And on our journey to Mt. Pleasant from Summerville, we began to realize just how much rain had fallen and was continuing to fall. If you have even been to Boone Hall, you might remember that there are certain parts of the road that are level with the marsh. Not a good situation at high tide and lots of rain. When we were arriving at 6pm, the road was already flooded, and the traffic flow was being monitored by a state trooper. Raymond's wedding was supposed to have been outside on a dock at Boone Hall. However, the dock was completely flooded with water pouring in the door!
I have to say that Kari (his wife) was a trooper!! The ceiling was leaking, water was EVERYWHERE, and she was fantastic. By the time we went to leave, the water was no longer covering the whole dock since the tide was going out. We decided to take a chance and head back to Summerville. Only we discovered the road was no longer open!! We eventually managed to get back on I-26 where the rain finally STOPPED!! The 'adventure' was over! Or so we thought.
We pull into Matt's parents neighborhood and see a few cars parked at the entrance. Thinking someone was having a party or something, we continue down the road...until we notice that there is no longer a road but a RIVER, and see a Toyota Camry stuck on the side of where the road should have been, surrounded by water--up to the headlights!! Luckily Matt's dad has a truck and managed to come pick us up! If he didn't, I think we would have been swimming!!
I have pictures from Raymond's wedding reception but of course my camera that is older than the world itself died after the first couple of pics, so i had to use my cell phone. The quality isn't great but I'll post them anyway when we get home (still in Summerville).
Sunday, October 26, 2008
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