Hurricane Gustav, now

SO excited and cannot hardly wait! My husband is self-employed (mobile mechanic) and he says he is having to "flog" himself to get his work done! It is sugarbeet harvest here in Wyoming so he is keeping a bunch of older-than-the-hills trucks running for the farmers for one more year (some of these trucks are 4 trucks taken apart and put together to make one truck!) I got a new digital camcorder and have been practicing up! We have been to Europe before but never for this length of time. Unfortunately, the dollar is so bad it's taking a beating. Travel sites are warning about exchanging your dollars for Euros and no place in Rome will take dollars anymore. It is VERY expensive using taxis or shuttles. The train is fairly cheap but when you have a lot of luggage it is not very convenient (lots of bums and panhandlers too.) Train is safe and fast but not for everyone. I got an email yesterday that there are still unsold rooms on a 12 day coming from Barcelona to Florida and an interior room was 399.00! It was around Thanksgiving but I think you missed the big travel rush dates. Vacationstogo.com always has last minute unsold cruises. Mary

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August 26, 2008 at 10:51 am #429
chris
Gustav has strengthened to hurricane strength overnight with additional strengthening predicted. The prediction cone can be seen at http://hurricane.com/ and it could impact cruises in the area from Key West to Grand Cayman to Cozumel.
August 30, 2008 at 6:47 pm #656
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Hurricane Gustav has continued to strengthen and now has winds of 145 mph, making it a category 4 hurricane. Cruise lines are, of course, moving their ships out of the storms way as needed.

see: http://hurricane.com/
August 31, 2008 at 11:51 pm #662
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Gustav has weakened after passing over Cuba which is good news for everyone in its path. Models still show it re-strengthening, but a weaker storm for longer is a positive, particularly for the cruise industry.

From the latest satellite photos, it does look like its organization has improved, the 8pm or 11pm advisories may confirm that.
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