Evacuations taking place as Hurricane Irma bares down on the entire state of Florida.
My side is wide open. Good day for 80 mph travel.
Left Bowling Green at 4:30 am and arrived in Ft Myers around 8:00 pm.
Not a record but stopped several times for meals and stretching.
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017
Local restaurants in downtown Ft. Myers are either boarded up or doing so.
They were closing the doors as I was leaving one of the more popular spots. Ford's Garage.
One last burger before I get started with a lot of work.
Get all systems ready for the aftermath. Generator..check,
Engines...check, Battery Chargers...check, Inverter..check, bilge pumps...check,
water pump...check..etc.
Fill water tank, empty holding tanks, fuel full, etc.
The work continues another day. Double all dock lines, remove any loose items from upper helm.
Add straps to the bimini braces..
Lots of preparations.....
Our friends, Tim and Karen's yacht..."Tika 2" is also well prepared for Irma.
Everyone at Legacy Marina have been very busy the week getting ready for what might happen..
Currently it appears Irma will impact the East Coast of Florida and we are hoping this will be a non-event here in SW Florida.
Time will tell.
Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017
Latest update has Irma coming up the middle of the state with the possibility of going even further west into SW Florida coast.
As I leave the downtown area...it's just me and the Sheriff's car...
Mostly deserted, business's closed, very little traffic.
Headed to our gracious friends house to ride out this monster storm that is coming right up Highway 41 into Ft. Myers.
You take a few pictures of before and hope and pray that the after pictures are the same.
Tim and Karen were so gracious to let me use their beautiful home while they are in New York.
We are truly blessed to have so many friends in Florida.
Get this, Tim calls and says he's worried about the canvas roof over his patio. It was a solid panel roof made of canvas that extends past his pool cage.
The worry was that the wind under the roof would take off the entire structure. He is probably right, so he asked if I would remove it.....get this...with a razor knife.
Wow, never been this destructive before but grabbed a 12 foot ladder and cut her down.
Back in the house for another weather update.
Still the same, lots of wind and severe storm surge along the coast and up the river.
Not good news for Mystic Lady...she is in the best place possible but a 9-10 foot storm surge upriver would be catastrophic
Please keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer for all those along the waterfronts.
7:00 p.m. Report...Storm Surge expected, Caloosahatchie River at Ft. Myers is under the Red Zone.
Mystic Lady is docked at a marina by the bridge just above the FORT MYERS lettering.
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