By Bari Auerbach

‘Evacuation Vacation’

Now that hurricane season is upon us, everyone has to be prepared for the possibility of evacuation orders being issued. Although we should all stock up on supplies - if a dangerous storm is headed this way, the good news is it could be the perfect time to take an “evacuation vacation!”

*If you choose Las Vegas, maybe you could join the betting pool laying odds on just how many named storms there will be this season!

*California is always nice to visit as long as Murphy ’s Law doesn’t shake up your evacuation vacation with an earthquake or out of control brush fire.

*An affordable evacuation vacation to an Orlando theme park is always an option – just remember the old saying “you can run - but you can’t hide” when an unpredictable storm decides to follow you to Cinderella’s Castle (don’t think it has hurricane shutters).

*A lot of evacuation vacations may require booking flights - but before boarding the airplane, double-check with the airline to make sure none of the passengers have H1N1.

*Other great evacuation vacation ideas include a second honeymoon in Mexico (bring bottled water from your hurricane supplies to avoid Montezuma’s revenge); a diving excursion (don’t get too close to any stingrays); an African safari (check to see if your cans of “Off” protect against malaria); or a single’s sojourn to Club Med (not everyone you meet at least 10 years younger will be a gold digger or gigolo!)

Since living in Sunny Isles Beach is like being on a year-round vacation, odds are voluntary evacuations won’t be too prevalent – but the only good news about an active hurricane season is now you have a great excuse for getting that new plasma TV you wanted to watch all the weather reports following trouble in the tropics!