One year ago today my wife and I were supposed to be enjoying the final few days of our two-week stay at LTU Garden before returning home to New Orleans on September 2. Instead we were glued to CNN, watching as Hurricane Ida smashed into New Orleans. The next day my neighbor (who did not evacuate) texted pictures of significant damage done to our home and I called from Negril to file an insurance claim. Our flight home was cancelled because of damage to the N.O. airport and we were finally able
to fly back Sept. 12. While the extra 10 days at LTU were great, every morning was spent on the phone with insurance matters and
trying to find a contractor to remove the 80-foot oak tree which had been blown over onto our roof. This was our "Ivan".

With luck our contractors will be here next week to start interior repairs. They say they will be finished about 2 months after that.
We have to relocate while the work is being done.

What's my point? We have been travelling to Negril twice a year after we retired (once a year before then since 1983) and I have been
Jones-ing big time since the spring. We're hoping now to make it back by the end of November. Soon come!