Our Trip to Disney Was Cancelled Again--Hurricanes!

We were supposed to leave for Disney World on September 3rd to spend a fun-filled week at a lovely Boardwalk Villa with my Mom and Jana, Chris and Olivia. Unfortunately, Hurricane Frances was headed right for Florida....so we cancelled and rescheduled for the following week. We prayed for all of the people and animals in Florida.

The next week, despite the brewing Hurricane Ivan, we packed and were ready to leave Friday morning, when the news channels began announcing evacuations of Florida and that Hurricane Ivan was threatening the West Coast of Florida. This Hurricane was a Level 5....and was killing people and devastating the countries that it passed over. We called Disney (just hours before we were scheduled to leave) and they allowed us to cancel once again. This time, they did not have any rooms available at the Boardwalk Villas through the end of the year. In fact, they said that they really didn't have anything available in a villa through the end of the year. We were devastated! We were completely packed....showered, pet sitter all set to take care of everyone, literally ready to go when everything changed.

Obviously, this was nothing compared to what the poor devastated Floridians were going through again and again as they braced for the third Hurricane in less than two months. Ultimately, Disney was wonderful and after 3 hours on the phone....they were able to get us in to a Saratoga Springs Villa on September 25th for a week. Thank you so much Disney! And Delta graciously allowed us to reschedule our flights without any charge. People and companies can be so wonderful during rough times. It is nice to know that there are companies like this still out there.

Now it looks as if Ivan will thankfully be sparing Florida...and the poor Floridians who have been through so much already are breathing a HUGE sigh of relief. But it looks like New Orleans may be the next target and everyone fears that the strength of Ivan could devastate the city if it hits as a category 5 Hurricane. The zoo is being evacuated today and people are frantically moving inland. We will pray for the people and animals of Louisiana.

In the meantime, it looks like Tropical Storm Jeanne is brewing on the Atlantic and is scheduled to reach the Bahamas by early Sunday.....what is happening