Unfortunate Timing

Nanny, Papa, Erik, and Tamie are currently on vacation in Cancun, Mexico. They are staying in a resort right on the beach. Now, the unfortunate timing of this vacation has to do with hurricane Emily. Sunday night/Monday morning Emily passed over Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, just a little south of Cancun. In Cancun, she was a class 5 and kicked up winds around 135mph. But that’s not even the crazy part of this experience for them.

They went on vacation through a package with Funjet Vacations. When the hurricane was approaching, all the other vacation companies moved their clients off the beach and relocated them to safer locations inland. But, Funjet decided that their people should stay on the beach. Now I don’t believe much of an explanations was given, so this seemed crazy to the dozens of people left in the mostly empty hotel. Needless to say, my wife was on the phone a lot with her mother trying to help them figure out what they could do about this situation. Well, they ended up finding out, late Sunday morning, that the hotel they were in is a certified hurricane shelter. They still tried to find different accommodations inland, but were unable to find someone willing to take them. So, they rode out the storm in their original hotel.

Everything ended up fine. We heard from them the next morning and they were all safe and sound. I hope they are able to enjoy the rest of their week on the beach. I don’t think the storm ended up doing too much damage, for a hurricane that is.