Marilyn's Photos - Feb 25 2026 - Vacation Disaster
We are weary of winter and snow keeps arriving daily. However, those warm sun-soaked places aren’t so inviting. News from Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta show burnt-out buses along the beach board walk. Canadian tourists were asked to register with the Global Foreign Affairs and over 26,000 did. The number has more than doubled since then. That’s a lot of people who thought Mexico was a good Winter haven.
So Canadians escaping the Winter are discovering there’s nowhere safe these days.
The U.S. is a no-go zone for Canadians. It is rife with ICE violence in city streets, increased security screening border crossings for Canadians. And then there’s the boycott of things U.S. as a protest over the 51st State threats and tariff wars on Canada.
And Cuba? It was so popular until what seems like moments ago. Cuba has no fuel, medicine or food, due to an escalating U.S. embargo. No flights there in or out.
Aruba? It is too close to Venezuela - only 25 kilometres - would you be happy in an aircraft near Venezuela? It could look too much like a big boat in the sky to the U.S. military.
And consider Colombia and Trinidad where you could be on the beach sunning yourself when the body parts wash up after Venezuelan boat strikes.
So as we sit here inside looking out at the new fallen snow, there’s a feeling of being mighty comfortable compared to any location south.
With all those disasters in vacation land, there’s no need to emphasize more disasters. OK, just one. Here’s a silly vacation joke.
A woman’s on vacation and calls home
She asks her husband, "How’s my cat doing?" The husband says, "The cat’s dead."
The woman’s upset and says, "Well, you could have broken the news to me when I got home. I can’t enjoy my vacation now. You could’ve just said a little white lie, like the cat’s on the roof and you can’t get her down."
"Okay, I’m sorry," says the husband, "I’ll remember that." The woman says, "Anyway, how’s my mother doing?" The husband says, "Your mother’s on the roof and we can’t get her down."
Sea Oats in the Winter sun. A bit of golden light can make Winter seem fine.
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