So it seems people are a bit more worried now that Katrina is a Category 5 storm. We’re now in Mobile, Alabama and many more people are evacuating. Even if the storm hits Louisiana, this area is expected to get hurricane force winds.

The biggest worry here is the storm surge. We were out on the barrier island this afternoon and water was already covering the main roadway. We thought we would be okay in our rented Ford Explorer but still got stuck in the sand.

Luckily, a construction crew with a backhoe was nearby and could tow us out. But they didn’t look happy that they had to do it. I wanted to get pictures of the event for my blog, but after seeing the scowl on their faces at us being out there, I decided to secretly take photos from inside the car.

Although, if you ask the photographer, he’ll tell you that I didn’t want to get my feet wet.