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US East Coast 2018: The Wind Blew Us - Hurricane Florence & Its Impact

Travelling is an art as much as it is a science. You may be scientific about planning the places to go, sites to visit, accommodations to stay etc. But sometimes unforeseen circumstances take place, and it becomes an art to manage the uncertainty. When we planned our trip to the East Coast of the US, we did not expect that the specific region would be hit by a hurricane. Naturally, when we first heard about Florence we were very alarmed. The headlines were grim:  "Hurricane Florence Targets Carolinas, Appalachians With Potentially Catastrophic Flooding, Destructive Winds; Hurricane Warning Issued" "Hurricane Florence grows larger as it bears down on Carolinas with ‘life-threatening’ fury" What was unnerving was that Hurricane Florence was predicted to travel almost exactly along the route of our travels! The path of Hurricane Florence. The coastal towns of Wilmington and Myrtle Beach were the hardest hit. Myrtle Beach is located just 8.5 miles (13.6km)