[11:30 a.m.] Everywhere you turn, it seems like their are vacationing British families here. I think that has to do with the school breaks kids in England get throughout the year, as well as the fact that you get nearly $1.80 on the UK pound.

This morning on the tip of Sanibel Island, right in front of the old lighthouse, I met a family from Leeds. Martin and Tracy Wolstenholme, their 7-year-old daughter, Bethany and 5-year-old son, Adam were enjoying the beach—despite a light rain falling. If you’ve ever been to a beach in England, you’d know why a little rain wasn’t a problem. Martin’s mom and dad, George and Eileen, who live in Halifax, England, are also on this holiday to Florida. Martin and Tracy have been to Florida seven times but this is the closest a hurricane has come to spoiling things. They had a week in Orlando with the usual Disney activities and their final week is here in southwest Florida. They’re scheduled to leave out of Orlando on Wednesday but they keep having to call the airline to get updates on the status of their flight.

Tonight, the whole family was suppose to go on a dolphin cruise but that got canceled due to the bad weather. But they didn’t seem too bothered because they just saw real dolphins swim by right here on Sanibel. The only question they have now is whether they will have to evacuate the hotel they’re staying at on the beach.

[12:30 p.m] Beer truck guys are like letter carriers: they deliver the goods rain, sleet or snow. At a 7-11 on Sanibel, Robert Miller of Suncoast Beverage was unloading cases of Budweiser, Bud Light and Corona. He says his load has increased over the past few days with the threat of Wilma. Yesterday, Miller said he delivered 813 cases of beer during his 10 stops in this area. Just after Miller’s truck pulled out of the 7-11, the Miller beer guy pulled in with their load. Hey, people gotta have their beer for the storm.