Trip to Naples, FL - should we cancel?

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Anonymous wrote:Even if the place you are staying is not damaged, the power will be out for weeks.

Even when power is restored, resources will the limited. Hospitality/restaurant workers will be attending to their homes and families. Hurricane Recovery takes weeks, months and even years.

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I grew up in a town impacted by hurricane Sandy in NY. My parents stayed with me and weren’t even allowed back to check on their house for at least a week- the national guard came in and it was like a war zone.

[Anonymous]

You could go as a humanitarian effort and help hand out food with the American red cross!

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Definitely cancel. As others have said, it will be a mess for a long time.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, I'd cancel. I have a trip to Sanibel scheduled in December and I'm wondering if we'll need to cancel.

You absolutely need to cancel. There is nothing left of Sanibel. It’s 95% under water.

I wonder if they will ever rebuild once the water recedes. If it fully recedes. . In-laws go there every February but even they realize that’s not going to happen this year.

My family has a house there and I wonder the same. But, I also think about all the kids that go to school there and aren't just visiting in winter and what they'll do if the Island just ceases to be inhabited. It's very hard to think about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even if the place you are staying is not damaged, the power will be out for weeks.

Even when power is restored, resources will the limited. Hospitality/restaurant workers will be attending to their homes and families. Hurricane Recovery takes weeks, months and even years.

I’ve been through several major hurricanes. It does no good for anyone to make blanket announcements that the entire Southwestern coast of Florida won’t be recovered “for years.” Yes, in the next weeks and until the power is back on and the downed trees cleared etc, people will be preoccupied with clean up/repairing roofs, etc. There will be areas that saw the worst of the storm surge that will have very little left. Hurricane Michael, a storm as strong as Ian, leveled the town of Mexico Beach to the foundations and yes, it took a couple of years to rebuild. But in my experience, it won’t be everywhere, and there will be places that were affected less than others, and they may be relatively close to places that were obliterated. Just a few feet in elevation makes an enormous difference. The places that were wiped out will be on the news, and people will assume the entire state looks like that. These people will need tourism to return, when they’re ready. Recently, someone on this board asked if the Keys had recovered from Irma, and that was 5 years ago, for heaven’s sake. It won’t be next week, for sure, and some of the barrier islands may be permanently altered. There will be older low-lying neighborhoods that are flooded out, but many newer neighborhoods are built to withstand storm surge. We’ll see how well the new building codes work.

The point is — we won’t know how badly any particular area was affected until the sun comes up tomorrow. It *is* a guarantee that it will takes weeks to restore power, clean up debris, and see where they are. Some areas will be in for a long haul of rebuilding, and some will not.

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I'm over here wondering if our January trip will go ahead...

[Anonymous]

same on January trip to house hunt for our retirement home in Fort Myers. I only booked one way and am out $58. Will decide later.
Guessing it'll be two years before we know the true extent of damage to the infrastructure and houses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm over here wondering if our January trip will go ahead...

Please, that is not appropriate at this time.

[Anonymous]

We just got news that our place in Naples, very close to the beach and in the red zone, had no water intrusion. The streets around our development had 4-5 feet of water at one point but the houses were built up a bit. Power should be restored in the next few days.

I'd probably still cancel for next week, particularly if staying on or near the beach but some areas, especially to the east of 41, may be okay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I'd cancel. I have a trip to Sanibel scheduled in December and I'm wondering if we'll need to cancel.

You absolutely need to cancel. There is nothing left of Sanibel. It’s 95% under water.

I wonder if they will ever rebuild once the water recedes. If it fully recedes. . In-laws go there every February but even they realize that’s not going to happen this year.

My family has a house there and I wonder the same. But, I also think about all the kids that go to school there and aren't just visiting in winter and what they'll do if the Island just ceases to be inhabited. It's very hard to think about.

The causeway bridge is destroyed is parts and under water in other parts. Only accessible by boat at the moment.

I feel awful for people who live there full time. It looks really bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just got news that our place in Naples, very close to the beach and in the red zone, had no water intrusion. The streets around our development had 4-5 feet of water at one point but the houses were built up a bit. Power should be restored in the next few days.

I'd probably still cancel for next week, particularly if staying on or near the beach but some areas, especially to the east of 41, may be okay.

Wow you're optimistic. Get some perspective

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just got news that our place in Naples, very close to the beach and in the red zone, had no water intrusion. The streets around our development had 4-5 feet of water at one point but the houses were built up a bit. Power should be restored in the next few days.

I'd probably still cancel for next week, particularly if staying on or near the beach but some areas, especially to the east of 41, may be okay.

Wow you're optimistic. Get some perspective

Our friend's house in a residential development in Naples did not flood and is fine. Obviously they are dealing with all the closures and power outages and stuff but their house and neighborhood are fine.

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Anonymous wrote:You could go as a humanitarian effort and help hand out food with the American red cross!

Ridiculous idea. The last thing they need is additional untrained, outside people arriving, trying to be of "help."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just got news that our place in Naples, very close to the beach and in the red zone, had no water intrusion. The streets around our development had 4-5 feet of water at one point but the houses were built up a bit. Power should be restored in the next few days.

I'd probably still cancel for next week, particularly if staying on or near the beach but some areas, especially to the east of 41, may be okay.

Wow you're optimistic. Get some perspective

np.

Nah. I think it's the people making blanket statements that hurricane recovery is going to take "years" need some perspective.