We took a drive on Thursday after Dorian had left our area in Florida just to see if the coast had held up okay. We didn’t get over to the beaches, but drove along Riverside Drive on the ICW / River.
I got these photos out the truck window as we drove. Except for dead palm fronds blown off the trees, we didn’t see any damage. Before the storm all talk is about getting ready. After this one we are all thankful and thinking of the poor souls in the Bahamas.
The Black Dolphin Inn on Riverside Drive in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
I had to look this one up, but the little red building hidden among the trees across from the South Causeway bridge is the new Riverpark Terrace Restaurant. Check out the video in their “gallery” section at this link, because the place looks pretty interesting.
September and October are often busy months for hurricanes so we will leave our shutters up, like many other people. I think I can safely say that Floridians have breathed a sigh of relief after this one. And the power stayed on! After suffering through Hurricane Irma, that was the best gift of all. That, and this beautiful sky.
Pass it on
Yes, we lucked out this time. So sad about the Bahamas. I can’t image sitting through that storm for days! From now on I think we will all worry about not only a hurricane, but a stalled hurricane.
Interested to see the shuttered and boarded houses. Glad that Dorian pretty much passed you by, but sadly it really wrecked the Bahamas.