CAPTIVA ISLAND - 4 MONTHS AFTER IAN

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  • Опубликовано: 1 фев 2023
  • In this video we will do a drive through of Captiva Island , 4 months after Ian and see the recovery and restoration well in progress . We will see the damage but also see the homes that are being restored, and businesses that are starting to reopen, including the Mucky Duck , the Bubble Room, Bayside Bar & Grill, and McCarthy's Marina . Captiva was devastated but there is so much going on to return this paradise to normalcy .

Комментарии • 43

  • @sunni1ib691
    @sunni1ib691 Год назад +1

    Loved The Bubble Room. Sad to see it closed. It will not ever be the same again.

  • @Sushi2735
    @Sushi2735 Год назад +2

    Appreciate you keeping us up to date on what’s happening. You do a lovely job. It’s a talent!
    Captiva’s beach is looking good. On a positive note, Ian took out all the old shoddy buildings. When things get rebuilt (If they do), it will be with modern construction methods for hurricane zoning.

  • @michaelmencher156
    @michaelmencher156 11 месяцев назад +1

    Mother Nature. Absolutely heartbreaking, Gonna take Decades to have the Amazing Tropical Palm and Pine Canopy. It's still a very special place. 😢. Viva Captiva! Always. ♥

  • @mkaz411
    @mkaz411 Год назад +4

    Thanks for sharing. We vacation on Captiva, and love the Mucky Duck. Glad to see it survived and reopened.

  • @Denice557
    @Denice557 Год назад +1

    Great job

  • @susanmolloy3711
    @susanmolloy3711 Год назад +1

    Thank you for documenting the condition of the island. I have family who were displaced by the hurricane. It is devastating to see what residents are facing.

  • @SRBrown9032
    @SRBrown9032 Год назад +3

    We visited Sanibel and Captiva in 2008, it was beautiful. Had lunch at Doc Ford's (it's re-opened, yea!). I have to say, however, that I don't know, I know many hope that this is a one-off, that it won't happen again in 100 years, but extreme weather events like this are more and more common around the world. I have to say that if I owned one of those beautiful homes and it had been damaged, I'd get it restored, then I'd have to think long and hard about staying or selling.

  • @beckygrosserode1860
    @beckygrosserode1860 Год назад +1

    Thank you for sharing the progress towards restoration from the devastation of Hurricane Ian in late September 2022.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  Год назад +1

      will be doing another updated video in April

  • @petepfannerstill
    @petepfannerstill Год назад +7

    Thank you for the update. Sad to see the damage of such a beautiful place.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  Год назад

      lots of damage but it coming back , will take a while

  • @johnlanier3616
    @johnlanier3616 Год назад +2

    It will never be the same again

  • @romanm9718
    @romanm9718 Год назад +3

    Thanks for sharing this. Its good to see that restorations are under way

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  Год назад

      Thanks Roman , it sure gives us all hope

  • @peacedujour
    @peacedujour Год назад +2

    The first time I crossed that bridge from Sanibel and Captiva I felt like I had dropped into a tropical paradise. I absolutely loved that place in all its glorious greenery. So sad to see this devastation. Glad to see they are making a come back!

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  Год назад

      Yes Vicki , it will return and it is coming back

    • @Longenecker1776
      @Longenecker1776 Год назад

      I feel the same way, I don’t think we’ll be headed there this year, not sure if there’s anywhere else quite like our beloved Sanibel and Captiva Islands.

  • @nancycoy9510
    @nancycoy9510 Год назад +2

    Thank you for filming Sanibel Island. I felt so bad when I saw all the devastation they experienced. I live between Buffalo & Rochester NY. My grand parents retired to Port Charlotte Florida in the early 60`s. I visited & stayed on Sanibel, the beaches &the island were so beautiful. I enjoyed the Bubble Room there, it was so much fun. I also went to the reserve that was closed you showed. My niece lives in Naples area said some of her students lost there houses @ that time. I was wondering how Fort Myers is doing?

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  Год назад

      It is amazing the recovery and restoration effort has been tremendous all through Sw Florida . ye sit will be ongoing with thousands of roofs left to be repaired , more debris to be haul away , lots of repairs, but it is happening

  • @donnat9753
    @donnat9753 Год назад +1

    Thank you for your video !! Appreciate your time

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  Год назад

      I enjoyed making it , but it was a little disheartening

  • @lisabuscaglia1856
    @lisabuscaglia1856 Год назад +1

    Beautiful share sir♡🌊 Thank you~🌿🪸

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  Год назад +1

      thanks Lisa for your kind words

  • @maryhattendorf5657
    @maryhattendorf5657 Год назад +1

    Would love to see a video of Pine Island, too. My parents lived there for many years.

  • @ktcadbury9395
    @ktcadbury9395 Год назад +1

    I wonder if the “bent tree” is still standing? My kids always looked for that tree heading to the Bubble Room.
    So heartbreaking to see.

  • @colemant6845
    @colemant6845 Год назад +1

    WOW... That Blind Pass bridge and 3 miles past deeper into Captiva was a Shaded Tropical roadway... Now, stripped and dead palms. Such a shame. Hopefully nature brings it back... but it surely will be many years.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  Год назад

      it will come back, it has started I noticed

  • @brendadixon9780
    @brendadixon9780 Год назад +1

    Did Jenkin’s Marina cottages make it? I loved staying in those cottages and 🎣 fishing.

  • @pamcurtisdavey712
    @pamcurtisdavey712 Год назад +1

    Thank you for this. Any news on South Seas?

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  Год назад +3

      I will check on my next trip over to Sanibel

  • @gtrguyinaz
    @gtrguyinaz Год назад +1

    Spent lots of time at the bubble room… now destroyed…
    Federal flood insurance is now bankrupt…
    Rates will be up 1000%…

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  Год назад +1

      loved the Bubble Room, hope it can reopen someday

  • @anthonygambitta6220
    @anthonygambitta6220 Год назад +2

    Memories long ago....sad to see.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  Год назад

      sad but also hope for its resurrection

    • @jonathonspiers8397
      @jonathonspiers8397 Год назад +1

      I remember the first time I saw Captiva Island in 1976…there was only one road onto the island, and the foliage was so dense, you could not see any homes….good to see the Bubble Room and Tween Waters Inn were still standing, but I wonder about the historic South Seas Plantation….

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  Год назад

      I wil try to find out Jonathan

    • @veloboy91
      @veloboy91 Год назад

      @@jonathonspiers8397 I flew over South Seas a month after the hurricane and it did not look good. Seeing the effects of Charley on South Seas, I can only imagine it will be 5+ years until the vegetation begins to fill in to a recognizable level

  • @daledervin3672
    @daledervin3672 Год назад +8

    The natural beauty will come back- but it will take years after buildings get repaired. What won’t be fixed for decades- if ever, will be all the trash and pollution blown into hard to get to areas- mangroves etc. In that respect, the entire region is polluted with material that won’t ever degrade. This is fact, and heart-breaking. Living in expensive real estate within a now massively polluted area is somewhat ridiculous. I’ve seen it with my own eyes too.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  Год назад +1

      you are right Dale, I saw so much debris in the forest, mangroves , very difficult get to

  • @keithfitterer6899
    @keithfitterer6899 Год назад +3

    This really makes you think twice about buying in these areas as climate change is making a big impact as well as insurance costs go up!