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WOOOOOHOOOOO!!! We're officially welcome :D FLORIDA KEYS - The Florida Keys are slated to reopen to visitors Friday, after tourists were evacuated more than a week ago due to Hurricane Wilma. Keys government officials conferred with representatives of the tourism industry Wednesday to make the decis...

from www.fla-keys.com: The Overseas Highway is open again after Hurricane Wilma passed over the Keys and other parts of South Florida. Some areas of the Keys were impacted by serious storm surge, that has since receded. Meanwhile other areas of the destination, were not affected. Many hotels and tou...

ladyparrothead wrote:Hey Everyone! I have my phins crossed for you all! Wish I was going! Have PHUN!

You'll be missed...

RinglingRingling wrote:

LIPH wrote:As the time draws near I feel the need to issue another reminder - I'm only admitted to the bar in NY and Washington, DC, not Florida. You're on your own down there.

you could probably get admitted to the FL Bar..

Is he over 21??

I talked to the pholks at Wyndham reservations, not at the Casa. First I was told they were closed through Nov 1 and that we would not be able to check in until Nov 2. She then put me on hold and said that we would be able to check in on Nov. 1. Just wondering if anyone else has been told the same....

Hi Folks, Some good news and some not so good news... Good news first, The sound and stage is fine so we are all set there... Not so good news is that the Casa Marina's main power transformer was under two feet of water... The plan is to dry it out for the rest of today and try to fire it up. If th...

I just called a guest house we've stayed at before. They will take us Saturday night (the 29th!!). They did not think there was any issue of not being "allowed in." :-? Claimed there were not any road blocks up any longer... At this point, I'm not sure what to believe. I think going down w...

Has anyone heard what shape the Casa is in? we got an email to corporate awaiting reply..no word yet I'm on the phone with Wynham now...they claim that both Key West properties(Casa and the Reach) are closed through the 1st. Meaning check in isn't allowed until Wednesday the 2nd. And that's tentati...

bumper wrote:

photogal wrote:Has anyone heard what shape the Casa is in?

we got an email to corporate awaiting reply..no word yet

I'm on the phone with Wynham now...they claim that both Key West properties(Casa and the Reach) are closed through the 1st. Meaning check in isn't allowed until Wednesday the 2nd.

Fantasy Fest to be rescheduled Fantasy Fest will be rescheduled, organizer Linda O'Brien said Tuesday. She is owner/operator of The Market Share, the company contracted by the nonprofit Tourist Development Association to run festival. “It doesn't make sense to try and force something now,” O'Brien ...

Hubby says if they actually DO cancel MOTM, he will scuba dive and I will SHOP!!!!!!!!!! :wench: OOOOHHHH My favorite kind of "spending quality time together". Both in the Keys, one above the water line, one below it! 8) Sounds like an EXCELLENT plan to us!!! We are so excited about this ...

Some good news... http://www.keysnews.com/hurricaneedition/A-RoadblockEnds.htm This looks to be the critical line: "Visitors to the Florida Keys must postpone their vacations until the destination's infrastructure can be restored. Check www.fla-keys.com for updates." Right now, all of the...

Some good news...

http://www.keysnews.com/hurricaneeditio ... ckEnds.htm

I just spoke with Wyndham because I couldn't get through to the Reach. They claim to be in contact with the hotel and that there isn't any damage. Also that they are not allowing any cancellations past tomorrow (I didn't ask to cancel, they volunteered this info). But...she also said to definately c...

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/eyw/IMAGES/whit ... index2.htm

I found some pics of the damage online including the Casa and Louies...

I'm sure ya'll have got this: :-? Actually, no....I hadn't seen that yet... ....thanks for passing it on. :( when I posted to this thread I was really hoping that everyone would tell me what a silly worry wart I was... The initial reports I heard said that the keys didn't get hit too bad... Or mayb...

I'm worried...we've heard of key west being cut off for weeks after a storm...
We're supposed to fly down on Saturday...

http://www.fla-keys.com/news/news.cfm?sid=1565

clicking on that link, even the long version, gets me the message that I am not a member of the group and thus not allowed to see it. Of course, that I tried using the link I got from Deb and got the same result makes me wonder.. You have to be a member of the "Registered for MOTM 2005" g...

Thank you!!

lovin_jimmy wrote:jimmy is wearing a fins up bracelet

good eye!!