Our next vacation is comprised of two overlapping 1-week vacations at timeshares in Nuevo Vallarte (just north of Puerte Vallarte). The first week is a Saturday - Saturday and the second resort is a Thursday - Thursday. So we cut one short and we begin the second one after the first day. But we're trading points so it's not like we're risking a lot of dollers.
However, it's now in a non-cancelable situation. And while there's not a lot of money involved, there is both money and points that cannot be refunded.
Now for the family tragedy - my brother's wife - who was not feeling so swift during our vacation with them in Cabo last January, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. I shan't go into the details, but her life expectancy is limited to the next couple of weeks.
Non-refundable timeshares mean just that. We had no idea this might happen, so we didn't obtain the timeshare insurancee - fools that we may be, we never get the insurance unless the occurrence is some time in the future..
So we'll be trying to juggle the need for time to go back to the mid-West for the funeral and actually spending some time at the resorts. It may seem cold, but we're trying to enjoy both. If we had obtained the insurance we could have restored the time at the timeshares back, but not having done so,we're hoping to manage both!
This presents several problems: when does each vacation occur; once the sister-in-law passes, when will the services be scheduled; on what days are the cheapest flights available; how do we make this work?
We've already been checking flights; lining up someone with whom we'll stay while in Kentucky; advising our kennel when to expect the dogs; a rental car; seats on board the flights (I'm getting a bit old for the economy-squished seats); and all those other things to consider.
So we're waiting with baited breath for things to change and then fly into Operation Sister-in-Law and meanwhile keep revising potential changes.
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