December 6, 2004
Rainbow Plantation to Foley and Gulf Shores, & return
DAY 172
Today was hot and humid. 78 degrees F. and 90 % humidity. Actually, a somewhat pleasant change from the weather we've had lately.
Today was a day for doing almost nothing. A chance to rest and recuperate from this miserable cold. The only thing I did today was take a short drive to the town of Foley, to check out where I could get an oil change done, and a little beyond to Gulf Shores to see the beach, and the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Ivan recently.
It's difficult to describe. All beachfront properties have been either destroyed or heavily damaged. The public beaches are closed. There are huge piles of construction debris everywhere. Reconstruction is underway. Most of the damage was to the buildings right on the Gulf Of Mexico. Inland, behind the beach front "strip", the damage is less severe, but still considerable. Buildings are still standing, but all glass has been blown out, all wood decks and stairs have been reduced to tangled piles of scrap lumber. It's hard to imagine that wind could be so destructive.
DSK
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