Four months and still a mess

I visited Fort Myers Beach for the first time since Hurricane Ian, on the 4-month anniversary of the storm. I didn’t expect to see a fully-recovered city, but what I saw was pretty shocking. I guess the good news is that the main drag – Estero Boulevard – is passable. But many structures are completely gone – including the famous pier – and the structures that remain are still badly damaged. Even the high-rise structures that held up well in the wind were badly damaged by the storm surge. It will be years before the city fully recovers. Heartbreaking.