Yeah, just rescheduled my trip to Clearwater Beach this week. Sux. This thing came out of nowhere.We are supposed to be leaving for Orlando wit the kids to go to Universal for the weekend. Not sure that is going to happen. Stay safe down there.
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Yeah, just rescheduled my trip to Clearwater Beach this week. Sux. This thing came out of nowhere.We are supposed to be leaving for Orlando wit the kids to go to Universal for the weekend. Not sure that is going to happen. Stay safe down there.
Hope all went by without issues.I just looked at one of my cameras, looks like we are in the midst of the storm passing by (west coast of Florida).
We're displaced from Sanibel thanks to Ian. For the time being all of the beach parking lots are still closed, so there is no public beach access available. They're trying to get a couple of them open in February. The causeway reopened to non-residents a couple weeks ago, so anyone can come over other than during night time curfews still in effect. It's still pretty much like a war zone, though they've hauled 1.5m yards of debris off. Captiva (Mucky Duck) doesn't seem anywhere near as impacted by surge as where we are (mid-island Sanibel, 3rd house from the Gulf beach). We had at least 14' surge on our street, and it got into the main living level of an elevated home. Meaningful recovery, as in businesses completely starting over, will take many, many years. A few are starting to come back, but it's a tough go for them without tourists. Nearly all of the condos and hotels are uninhabitable, so there is nowhere to stay on island. We also own a rental condo on the beach and they're saying well into 2024 before we'll have guests back.We were there in September last year. There was almost nothing between them and the beach. It's amazing they're reopening so soon.
Are tourists back on the islands already? Or will they be primarily serving locals?
Geez …… I had no idea it was that bad.. wishing all the best for you guysWe're displaced from Sanibel thanks to Ian. For the time being all of the beach parking lots are still closed, so there is no public beach access available. They're trying to get a couple of them open in February. The causeway reopened to non-residents a couple weeks ago, so anyone can come over other than during night time curfews still in effect. It's still pretty much like a war zone, though they've hauled 1.5m yards of debris off. Captiva (Mucky Duck) doesn't seem anywhere near as impacted by surge as where we are (mid-island Sanibel, 3rd house from the Gulf beach). We had at least 14' surge on our street, and it got into the main living level of an elevated home. Meaningful recovery, as in businesses completely starting over, will take many, many years. A few are starting to come back, but it's a tough go for them without tourists. Nearly all of the condos and hotels are uninhabitable, so there is nowhere to stay on island. We also own a rental condo on the beach and they're saying well into 2024 before we'll have guests back.
Plenty on YouTube with drone videos plus Sanibel & Captiva Facebook groups on just days post Ian and frequently with updates/progress. Hard to describe the destruction we saw and still see on our trips to our boat. So many lost, sunk, or severely damaged boats.Geez …… I had no idea it was that bad.. wishing all the best for you guys