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[RC] Evacuations during the wildfires - cynthia hambergHello All: It has been a few weeks now since I evacuated my 2 horses and a friend's pony from the ranch I board at in Bonita. As many of you know, we cancelled the Easy Come Easy Go/Bonita Turkey Trot due to the fires which ravaged the area of our proposed ride...I am going to focus on the feelings of being evacuated now because horseraser@xxxxxxx asked for input...I watched the news until about 10PM on Monday night. Everything was "breaking news" with promises of reverse 911 calls...We never received a reverse 911 call, but the previous owner of "The Mustang" called me about 11:30PM to tell me about the mandatory evacuations out of Sunnyside and Bonita. I live in Bonita, but the South side of Bonita was not receiving these calls...I grabbed my son, Kurtis Ibarra-Dosio, and we went to the ranch to load the horses. Mt. San Miguel was on fire! Kurtis helped me to hitch up my gooseneck in the dark on the first attempt. Murphy and Mustang loaded fantastically well,and so did Johnny, the pony. We arrived at the K.O.A. in Chula Vista and were escorted to the "horse refugee camp" via a small pick up truck (what service!). Parking my big rig wasn't easy...But, the two horses were used to camping with the trailer and so was I. Being self-contained was a big advantage. I had my water, my hay, etc. Other riders were not so lucky: They reported having to use the toilet next to their trailers and into plastic bags...So, it wasn't a pretty sight. We watched the glow of the mountain as the fire moved westward until 3:00AM. I barely got any sleep that night since people were pulling in their rigs at all hours of the night (worse than an endurance ride--ha ha). Early in the AM on Tuesday, my husband came to visit along with Starbuck's coffeee, blankets, and toothpaste...People took excellent care of us. When I finally felt I was out of harm's way, I went and visited Suzanne Porrazzo and her 3 horses at the Del Mar Fair Grounds (i.e., Friday). Suzanne had to evacuate for an entire week from Rancho Santa Fe...I was able to return to Bonita on Tuesday:) Take Care, Cynthia Hamberg, RM =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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