Ptsd Forum Goes Caribbean - 2012/2013?

[Ananda]

I have my passport already and I love to travel - I would be interested in joining

 

[Nicolette]

Just post your vote on the updated thread Ananda as all are welcome. By reading this thread you will know most of the intended plans.

 

[KP the nut]

Coming from Australia - self catering or camping would be totally impractical. Do any of these places have hotels as well? As we are travelling at present googling on the iPhone is a bit limiting.

I don't do camping, I deserve a hotel:D

 

[KP the nut]

I doubt I'd make it in person but will be there in spirit.

 

[femaleveteran]

Does a person have to have been a member of the forum for a certain amount of time before they can attend? I was just wondering since I just joined about three days ago. If thign are going well by the time the tripp comes around (if I can leave my house without not being able to breathe) then I might be interested in doing something like that. Plus I think I might feel better going somewhere with others who know what I am going through.

 

[Nicolette]

Fema

Does a person have to have been a member of the forum for a certain amount of time before they can attend? .

No, you are most welcome to come femaleveteran

... the more the merrier I say.

 

[Nicolette]

I have edited the thread title to 2012/13? as it seems a number can't go in 2012 for various reasons. Those still wanting to go in 2012 but Anthony and I won't be able to make it sorry. 2013 is the year for us hopefully.

 

[amethist]

We are the same unfortunately.

We cannot book until everything is sorted and finalised here. So for us, it will be 2013 at the earliest .

 

[Lucycat]

Oh my. I have only just come and found this.
Today is Monday.
We set off for the Caribbean on Thursday. Yea just a few days away. I will suss it out and report back

It is a long story why we are going, but it involves our house here in the UK getting flooded by burst water pipes and us needing to find alternative temporary accommodation for next week.

Nobody said it had to be close by!!!

If I like what I see ( I have no doubts about that) I will start saving again for 2013. Fantastic plan.

 

[No Folded Hands]

Just came upon this thread, and will need to set aside some time to think about things relevant to the idea! (Hmm...would love to go...just not sure I can handle decisions about details alone at this point!)

The thought of a few nights where the stars can be gazed without a ton of light pollution, water is warm enough to swim in without a wetsuit (or a polar bear card), and there is little human building to detract from a nice commune with the natural and too few humans to make a bunch of crowds is a good one.

The thought of 500 bucks a night is a scary one! Perhaps I can pitch my tent on someone's veranda...? LOL!

Okay, seriously...I would have never thought of club med for anything--to me that name spells extremely expensive trips for rich people...

 

[Nicolette]

No one is stopping you from working out shared accommodation or a surrounding island or even a day trip depending on where you live. Anthony and I will have to make a stop in America so perhaps we can catch up with a few people there?

 

[No Folded Hands]

No one but me, Nicolette. Things are very high stress at the moment, to the point of doing one thing at a time and not being able to make decisions in which various options must be compared against each other. I have no idea when this will get better, considering it essentially stems from multiple "fights" with the Veterans Administration --claims, healthcare, and vocational rehab all at once-- plus job hunting, plus work on a couple of other projects regarding discrimination against PTSD-isabled veterans, plus a couple of personal life things that need attention right now as well. All of these are long term situations with no end clearly in sight. Just trying to figure out what options exist for other accomodations, much less connect with others to arrange sharing them, would likely put me into the short circuited brain stress breakdown reaction at this point.

I've noticed I am even sounding different lately...more rambling, less wisdom! Hopefuly it will get better enough to allow planning etc in time for this junket. *crosses fingers*

Oh, I am in the Pacific Northwest, USA, btw.