Minreet Kaur says she and her mum were expecting a sunny time in Florida rather than a hurricane.
This trip was meant to be a sunny one for us, with a visit to Disney World Orlando, and a visit to Tampa for the beach.
I spent Wednesday night awake, praying that the hurricane would soon pass but fearing our hotel roof would be blown away.on Monday and we didn’t consider coming back to London, as we really thought "it can’t be that bad", especially as they had just experiencedOrlando airport closed yesterday so we couldn’t change our mind. It left us with no choice but to sit tight.
Before the hurricane hit, I went out in the car to see if any shops were open to buy some food to keep in the hotel fridge. There was lightning and strong winds smacking against our windows - it was like a huge bang. I felt the windows were going to come off. I felt the floor move as well. Staff had already moved us ahead of the hurricane as our previous room had rain water leaking through the bedroom ceiling. I was fearful of what could happen in this room too.
I felt so sad hearing people's stories whose homes have already been flooded and sad to know they've been hit with another hurricane in a space of a week.This trip is something we will never forget. To live through one of the worst hurricanes and come through it, says a lot about faith and willingness to just ride it out and not panic.
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