This isn't the first time this group of friends has been forced out of their homes by flood waters and they say it probably won't be the last.
For these men, evacuating is a sacrifice they endure to live on the usually peaceful Choctawhatchee River.
"It happens about this time every four or five years. We like living by the water so it's the price you pay," say Walton County resident Rocky Gainey.
This is what the road leading to their homes looked like earlier this week.
Thursday, you couldn't even see the bridge- a 9 foot rise since Monday.
Walton County emergency officials say the Choctawhatchee River has leveled off, but crews are preparing for flash flooding.
"The practical thing that we need to get everyone to understand is that because the river is going down in the North end of the county, it's continuing to rise in the south end of the county. So, don't get over confident that the waters going to go away before it gets to you. The water is coming it's just going to take a little time to get there," Walton County Emergency worker, Jeff McVay.
In Ebro, water is lapping at the door steps of these river-front homes.
Others already have inches of water inside.
For Jeff Forman, evacuating his home means spending quality time with his friends.
But he says the good times stop, when people's property is damaged.
"If it doesn’t get too bad, we enjoy it. We get to have a lot of fun. But when it gets over the base of where we live, and under people's houses it isn’t fun anymore," says Forman.
With more water heading down stream, crews anticipate more damage is to come.
"If you have marks along your homes or buildings or trees from when the flood came in 94, look at it coming back to just inches one way or another of those marks," says McVay.
Residents living in Caryville and the Bruce/Ebro area along the riverbank are urged to evacuate.
If you need assistance you're asked to contact the Walton County Emergency Operations Center.