We watched as the information and images started coming out of the Keys. US1 had been washed away in two places during the storm. There were 42 bridges on US1 alone that had to be inspected.
No water, no electricity, no fuel.
Soooo, you ain't coming in for awhile folks.
There were alot of unhappy folks about that, Tim included. I tried to get him to show a little patience, because people lost homes and livelihoods. Perspective.
So the betting game started on when Key West would reopen. Flights were booked/rebooked/and booked again. If we don't have some weird sort of travel alert against us by the time is all said and done, I'll be quite shocked.
One of the first steps for when we would be allowed to go back is to get our proof of property ownership/residency. We have never got a re-entry sticker because most of the time we have a rental car. Like an idiot, I left our boat ownership information folder sitting on the table when we left before the storm.
However, we had sufficient stuff stored away on our computers and Tim applied and got the Virtual Badge that states we are Monroe County residents. Cross our fingers that this will work.
Finally-we get the word. Monroe County is allowing residents to Key West. (They had been opening in stages starting with Key Largo). Code word is Rochambeau-lets go lets go lets go.
Because of curfews we got ourselves as far as hotel by FLL airport and planned to hit the check point by its 7:30am opening. (Okay, so we were a little late, but still missed the major backup.)
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