These storms are really starting to exhaust me…
I barely got out of Miami yesterday with Frances closing in. Luckily, she slowed down to a crawl, and Miami airport decided to stay open as long as possible. I called Mexicana airlines to check on the status of my flight. While my actual flight was cancelled, they scheduled a special flight to Cancun and combined about 3 other flights into it. They told me I had to be there by 8:45 AM to be guaranteed a spot. So I ended up driving out of Daytona at 3AM Friday morning. It was a very surreal drive, because my car was the only one on I95 Southbound. I was blazing along at 90+, with nary a cop in sight. It was like a scene out of Mad Max.
Anyhoo, it’s great to be back in Mexico. I was sorry to leave my friends and family behind to deal with Frances, but there was really nowhere for me to go without being in the way at this point. Knowing that Pop’s ok and in good hands (the doc’s going to keep him at the hospital until the storm passes), and with all the necessary logistical tasks done for him, there was really no reason to stay. I am hoping that they don’t get hit too hard by the storm. Frances promises to be a doozy. The fact that she’s barely moving along her course doesn’t make things any easier.
To boot, we now have to watch tropical storm Ivan, which is brewing in the south Atlantic as we speak. All forecasts have Ivan coming into the Caribbean. I’m not worried right now, but we have to watch what he does.
To all of our friends and family in Florida, hang on, we are thinking of you.