Today, we were finally allowed back into our house after being evacuated for a week and a day. Luce Settled right back in. The air quality is still not good as the fire is still burning and keeping smoke in the air.
As some of you may know, we were evacuated for a week due to the CZU August Complex Lightning Fire that destroyed almost 1000 homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains. At the worst of it, the fireline was about 3.5 miles from our house. We spent most of the time at a Marriott Residence Inn in Los Altos. It was pretty nerve racking to say the least. The hotel was great and were very flexible. They offered a special rate to evacuees and waived the dog fee. Here is Luce blowing off a little steam:
After all that excitement, it was time for some well deserved rest
Special thanks a thousand time over to Cal Fire in getting control of the fire with 1/4 the needed resources to start with due to all the other fires at the same time. Also to the Santa Cruz County Sherriff’s office for patrolling in dangerous air quality conditions to keep our communities safe while we were away.