BTW, we had been planning a trip to the OB for next month. Our plan was to fly to Norfolk, get a car and just drive south along the islands. We have never been there before and it just looked beautiful and romantic, and we were going to find little places to stay right along the ocean so we could hear the waves, etc. while we slept. On Monday, my husband is going to call the airline and see if we can change the tickets to some other time. We both just want to cry when we see the damage and read the stories of people who have lost their homes and businesses. It wouldn't be the same, and it surely wouldn't seem right to be a tourist in the midst of others' heartache.
I'm sorry about your vacation plans. But if more people had an attitude such as yours the business of cleaning up and rebuilding would take a lot less time, IMHO. Gawkers and sights seers just get in the way, and make those trying to put their lives back together even more self-concious than they already are.