I wish everyone had Pat's perspective. I am reading about people who are wanting to go to Anguilla in Oct and Nov, obviously they have not thought it through. The Gov is saying they do not expect power to be restored for 4-6 months, the docks are a mess, rental cars have been destroyed, many restaurants and resorts are not functional, yet these people think they can go and have the same type of experience they have had in the past. I want to shake them, instead, I bite my tongue and try to guide them to the donation sites. It will be a long road to recovery. We went to Cancun a month after Wilma, (had no choice our airline was flying) it was not good, nothing was open, there was glass on the beach and we felt as if we were in the way. I would not do it again, I would forfeit the money.
I hope everyone thinks it through and realizes the destination they loved will not be the destination they encounter after a hurricane.
Ellen