Oct 11
We had already heard from a neighbour before we set off for the drive home yesterday that the house “looked okay” but the 5+ hour drive was still full of apprehension.
By the time we pulled up outside of the house it was dusk, but there it was standing in front us looking a little shellshocked. All around were fallen trees, large branches and debris.
Please click for moreWe will drive back to Sarasota today, and are expecting a long journey across Alligator Alley, the main road that runs east to west in the southern part of the state.
Information on the condition of our house is patchy as most neighbours evacuated and it sounds as if access to where we live is difficult. We do know we have no power or mobile phone service.
Please click for moreWe evacuated early this morning leaving our house in the middle of the path of Hurricane Milton, which is anticipated to make landfall a little north of us Wednesday night and into the early hours of Thursday.
We are used to hurricanes and weathered many in our time in Bermuda, but this feels entirely different probably because we don’t know what to expect and mostly because this storm packs life threatening storm surge of which the west coast of Florida has never seen.
Please click for moreThe area in which we live is still recovering from Hurricane Helene, especially the barrier islands, which ‘protect’ the mainland, but of course are not just the first line of defence but beautiful beach communities for thousands of residents and visitors alike.
We were lucky last week here, but very near us there are still streets with debris and ruined personal belongings from rain inundation piled up on the street waiting to be taken away.
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Sarasota, Florida
