Edmond couple stranded in Mexico amid winter storm says journey insurance coverage is price it

An Edmond couple instructed News 9 on Sunday that they’re stranded in Mexico after their flights had been cancelled coming again into the state.

Ben Floyd and his accomplice Maureen Moore mentioned if they’ll be stranded wherever, Cancún isn’t a horrible place to be.

The couple left for the journey final Tuesday with a scheduled return date for Saturday.

“We knew there was a storm coming in, but didn’t think a whole lot about it, and was like, ‘okay, cool, we made it out,’” mentioned Floyd.

When they came upon their flights again to Oklahoma had been cancelled, the 2 maintained optimistic attitudes.

“God forbid, we were stranded in a beautiful place,” Floyd started. “We have been to now three different resorts. Just catching places that have availability at this point.”

The pair mentioned they’ve gotten to discover the nation a bit longer.

“We’ve done sightseeing and going over to — there’s a little island off of Cancun, that I almost hate to mention, just because don’t want people to know about it, but Isla Mujeres. Absolutely beautiful place, beautiful people,” he shared.

Floyd and Moore mentioned their employers have been supportive all through the ordeal and their pets at house are superb.

“I do have a great friend and well, she takes good care of them for me,” Moore defined.

Floyd mentioned his greatest concern being away from house in the course of the storm is pipes bursting.

He added that he has bought journey insurance coverage for the final 20 years and hasn’t had to make use of it till now, which he mentioned helps to alleviate a number of the prices of this example.

“I would recommend to anybody using travel insurance to make sure it covers what you need per night while you’re there. Ours doesn’t totally cover that, but it covers, so it’s better than nothing,” Floyd really helpful.

The couple mentioned the soonest they’ll return is on Wednesday and so they couldn’t get a direct flight, in order that they need to cease in North Carolina first.