Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Held Hostage on the Island

You may notice the glaring lack of photographs from our Florida getaway in this posting. The reason is simple...Bermuda wouldn't let us leave! We were all set for a few days with just the four of us lounging around the hotel, dining in our favourite Dunedin and Clearwater restaurants, shopping up a storm at Target and splashing in the hot tub. We really needed a break after a fair number of stress-filled days brought on by a few illnesses, a bit of family drama and some fairly unprofessional and mean-spirited colleagues. Alas, it was not to be.

Tuesday rolled around and the winds began to pick up. Our flight was scheduled for Wednesday and by then the hurricane force gusts were in full swing. Every flight coming or going from the island was cancelled for most of the week and we were stuck in a house with no food, staring at a week with no plans. We made the most of it, hosting a family games night with friends of ours and their children, playing at the gym at the school, puttering on the computer, watching movies and spending whole days in our pajamas. I even managed to escape to the spa for an afternoon with some girlfriends and have lovely, glowing skin to show for it (as well as a large hole in my bank account).

Even with all of these things, we all remained pretty disappointed to miss out on our getaway, but we are looking forward to our rescheduled vacation in early April.
Better late than never, I guess.