Hunts Survive Double Evacuation

The Hunts are safe and sound and back in their Rancho Santa Fe estate after spending two days as evacuees. Their adventure started Monday evening when they received "reverse 911 calls" from state authorities telling them they had to evacuate. They took Helen and the dogs, locked the house, hit the road and drove down to I-5. Believing they were in a safe zone, they checked into a hotel around 10 pm and called to order something to eat. "Sorry," said room service, "We're evacuating!" Turns out the area they'd chosen for refuge had just been declared unsafe, so all guests were ordered to move out. At this point they called friends in San Diego, who, as luck would have it, had a vacant house in Mission Beach to lend them. So Hunts and hounds spent the next two nights in a bungalow by the beach. This morning they were given the OK to return home; they arrived back at the house at 2:00 this afternoon. Wendy said it was a hectic and uncomfortable experience and they were glad to be home. Jim said the fires never got near them and the house wasn't damaged; in fact, they never even smelled smoke. Liz and Alex are at school, which apparently wasn't threatened, and they are fine. Aunt Lib is OK too, I assume, although I forgot to ask. That's the story as of 9 pm Eastern time.

P.S. This account may contain errors. I told Huntie I'd post his story, but I didn't promise 100% accuracy.