Trapped in paradise

A 30th wedding anniversary vacation for two longtime Fallbrook residents, Roy and Linda Costello, turned into an extended trip that taxed their nerves and tried their patience but built their faith. While Fallbrook was watching news reports and reading headlines such as “Wilma slams Mexican resorts,” Roy and Linda were riding out the slow-moving hurricane in their beachfront hotel, the Iberostar Tucan Resort in Playa del Carmen near Cancun. “There was a constant growl,” said Roy. “And the storm kept intensifying,” Linda added. “I kept thinking, ‘This is the worst,’ but it kept getting worse.”...