Update - * I survived Hurricane Odile * Cabo San Lucas OT

My husband, and I along with a Diane and Max ventured to Cabo San Lucas September 14th - a trip the 4 of us had planned for 5 months.

Hearing about a potential Hurricane we check with weather burea, Alaska Airlines and our travel agency.  All clear... Excited we boarded our flight from LAX, we at that time were amazed that 3 seattle passengers from a later flight boarded along with us -- once in the air inbound to Cabo International airport it was annouced that we were the last flight into Cabo due to pending Odile hurricane -.

Once we landed -- we were hurried thru customs (airport empty), then onto shuttles to be taken to our hotels. Shoot - we may be in trouble.

Our hotel registered us and suggested we get something to eat, as guest maybe asked to go to their rooms to ride our storm (not hurricane) ..  2 hours of freedom, 1 alcholic cocktail later Resort Staff asking all guest to get to their rooms.   A Resort Staff would be coming around in an hour to provide us with snack and water --  ...  Hurricane hit at 8 pm, and that was the last time we saw any resort staff (6pm) ..

I have posted several photo's on my expression page - **

We were abandoned - no Food, no Water, No power,  No cell towers available for 5 days --  back up sewage, dirty diapers, sand fea's as wells bugs were our companions for those 5 days.  Devastation, dehyrdation and hunger pains keep us on our toes. 

No America,  No Red Cross rescue or aid... Mexicana Fideralites came by took all the booze at the various outdoor bars - and promise to come back with food, and water.  Not the case, at all.

On Friday we decided to venture to Cabo airport to see if any plane flying tourist out (later found out there were 29,000 of us stuck in Cabo) ..  We left with the clothes on our back - 18 hours of standing in line outside the damaged Cabo International airport - and we were on a plane headed back to USA.

It took a few weeks, and several rounds of antibotics to grasp the severity of our mis-adventures in Cabo San Lucas - but, we 4 are okay.   We meet some wonderful people along the street while waiting for flights out of Mexico - who shared water, crackers and words of encouragement.

We had no choice of where how we left Cabo - Military just gathered folks at random - and placed us in various lines -  

One tourist was munching on a candy bar, when a Military guard took her candy bar - finished eating her candy bar in - and threw the wrapper at her.  Another man, Charlie and his wife had been in Cabo celebrating their 35 anniversary - he had heart pain in line - once on a flight back to USA he passed away -- 18 hours in the hot sun of 92 degrees with 80 percent humidity took it toll on many.

Nice to be back in USA - getting stronger each and every day.

Vicki Sam