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Punta Gorda after Ian
Punta Gorda is a nice little harbor town and former fishing village just north of Fort Myers. Like Fort Myers, it was blasted by Hurricane Ian. Also like Fort Myers, it is recovering quickly. I visited Punta Gorda last Friday and, yes, there was debris lining the streets, mostly furnishings from homes that were flooded. … Continue reading
Getting better and getting ejected
I haven’t had anything major to mention lately, but there has been an accumulation of little things that I will mention. I got a new laptop. This is the first post that I have written on the new computer. The old one was still working, but barely. It was getting slower. The microphone didn’t work. … Continue reading
Giving Ian the finger (or leaf)
Yesterday my hibiscus had 12 blooms. It had only 6 today, but it usually has only 1 to 3. I think this is the hibiscus’ way of giving an emphatic finger to Hurricane Ian. “Is THAT the best you’ve got? Ha! I spit at your wind!”
Ian aftermath
It is now Ian+10 days. I have all of my utilities back, though my internet is still very slow. My life, unlike many around me, is almost back to normal. Tony, my son, got his electricity back on Friday and water returned on Saturday. But for many in Fort Myers, life will never be the … Continue reading
Got power back!
Over 4 days with no electricity. No fun at all.
Hurricane Ian
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know by know that southwest Florida – including Ft Myers – was devastated last Wednesday by Hurricane Ian. I said in my previous post that I would have to wait for better bandwidth to document my experience. Well, my power is still out 4 days later … Continue reading
I survived Ian, thanks for asking
Long story and I don’t have enough bandwidth to tell it now. Will post when I get power restored.
TS8 Hop 10: Lake City FL to Ft Myers FL
295 miles almost entirely on I-75 (just 2 miles on FL 80 at the end) with a lunch stop near Ellenton FL. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 2919. Cumlative car miles: 3258. Miles since the end of Hop 9: 297. The extra miles were due to getting takeout dinner. This was an easy trip, one that … Continue reading
TS8 Hop 9: Daphne AL to Lake City FL
338 miles almost entirely on I-10, with fewer than 10 miles at the end on I-75. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 2624. Cumulative car miles: 2961. Miles since the end of Hop 8: 338. Yes, we went nowhere while in Daphne. This was a straight shot east and replicated, almost identically, a hop on the trip … Continue reading
TN8 Hop 1: Ft Myers FL to Kingsland GA
345 miles via FL 80, I-75, FL 326, US 301 and I-95 with a refueling/lunch stop in Bushnell and a brief bio break at a rest area on I-75 north of Bushnell. Cumulative miles: 345. The planned route had us taking I-10 into Jacksonville and I-295 north and west of Jacksonville, but Google decided, before … Continue reading