In the storm

Texas AIDS Ride from Austin to Houston

Giddings
It was very hot in Giddings, our first overnight stay out of Austin. It was still in the 90s when we hit the tent a little after 9 o'clock. At about 2:30 AM the rain and wind began. The temperature dropped sharply as the rain and wind increased. Lightning and thunder abounded as a very heavy thunderstorm bore directly down on us.

AIDS ride staff responded as AIDS ride staff does, but we stayed calm, nonetheless. Most of us congregated in the large dining tent in the center of camp, which is where this picture was taken. Chaos prevailed as we were gradually loaded onto buses and transported to Giddings High School on the edge of town.

Some people never got the word to evacuate and spent the rest of the night securely in their tents. Other people lost their tents as soon as the wind started. Our tent stayed up and all of our things were quite dry when we returned later in the morning.

See someone else's pictures of the Giddings evacuation.


	Giddings It was very hot in Giddings, our first overnight stay out of Austin. It was still in the 90s when we hit the tent a little after 9 o'clock. At about 2:30 AM the rain and wind began. The temperature dropped sharply as the rain and wind increased. Lightning and thunder abounded as a very heavy thunderstorm bore directly down on us. AIDS ride staff responded as AIDS ride staff does, but we stayed calm, nonetheless. Most of us congregated in the large dining tent in the center of camp, which is where this picture was taken. Chaos prevailed as we were gradually loaded onto buses and transported to Giddings High School on the edge of town. Some people never got the word to evacuate and spent the rest of the night securely in their tents. Other people lost their tents as soon as the wind started. Our tent stayed up and all of our things were quite dry when we returned later in the morning.
	See someone else's pictures of the Giddings evacuation.