FORT MYERS BEACH - 7 MONTHS AFTER IAN 

Still so sad. Thanks for the update

I am 75. It reminds me of Ft. Myers Beach 70 years ago when you could actually drive down the road and see the beach and water all along long stretches of the road.

I’m in tears. I have so many good memories of Fort Myers Beach..It will never be the same. Mother Nature can be so mean! I pray for all who were effected by Ian!

I lived in Fort Myers for 42 years and had to move to Tennessee because we had 2 foot of storm surge and rental prices went through the roof after the storm . I miss my home so much

Enjoyed the video. Prayers for all affected. I live in a hurricane area as well, we suffered from Florence, but things are better now and the important thing is that I still have my life, things can be replaced and rebuilt. Looking great, Fort Myers Beach!! May you be looking fantastic again soon!!

Thanks for the tour. Must say it is refreshing to actually see the ocean. Before it was so built up you could only catch a glimpse or two of the sea.

Breaks my heart, I was fortunate enough to spend 8 wonderful winters in Ft. Myers. Praying for all affected by this horrific storm. We will be back again when things return to normal.

Great job plenty of information you gave us thank you

Thank you Mr. Warden for this informational video.😊

Thank you for this update. I was there a couple of times this winter. They have definitely made some progress. However, I don't consider the likes of Margaritaville to be progress. I'm afraid the day will come when you drive down Estero Blvd. and can't see the water because of the high rises.

Glad to see they’re recovering so quickly!!!

Thank you for the update! We spent a couple of winters on Ft. Myers Beach before the hurricane - so sad that this happened to our winter paradise!

Great footage. Thank you.

Thanks for the excellent update, have friends that live in N. Ft. Myers but still haven't heard from them yet . Thanks again for the update !

Thank you for this video. I plan to visit there in June and have been watching every video I can find on the recovery efforts. I know a lot is still to be done but good to see progress. I love the idea of coming to Fort Myers Beach and being a small part in the recovery process.

Thank you for taking us along on your tour😊

Thank you for the updates

One of my best friends,Brian(and wife) are recovering and sticking by his guns...recently retired and BAM home detroyed. Amazing rebuild progress and "RILEY" will be living his dream once again! Good video and keep on keeping on!!! DC your Kentucky native and native relocated in SOFLO who wishes only the best for that group. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND STAY HEALTHY as possible, 74 year old Cancer FIGHTER who knows its coming back.

Thank you so much for updating on the Sandpiper Gulf Resort. That is where we used to stay and there is very little information on it. Very much appreciated!

Thank you fot sharing this!

Thank you… a very informative video

Thank you.

Thank you for posting this. My dad’s condo is across the street from the Wyndham Gardens. We’ve been to the Pinchers there many times. Very sad to see what’s happened but encouraged by the progress. I know how hard the folks at our complex are working to get things cleaned up and repaired. It’s a monumental task. Hoping we will be able to get down there this coming winter…

So sad. Spent a lot of time in Ft Myers’s Beach. While it is good to see the progress, the devastation is heartbreaking. Thank you for posting this. Those of us who vacation in that area are crushed that our home away from home is basically gone. Hoping to return in the future.

Thank you so much for a well-done video and commentation. Very Sad. I have had a condo for 17 years near the Sanibel Bridge, and it is in the same shape, heading back down again next from up North in a month and although shocking, it prepared me.

Thanks Larry

I wish they would rebuild the town pier in a big hurry. That is a big symbol of town spirit and would attract tourists to visit the few businesses already opened.

thank you very well done!

Thank you so much for sharing

Hey Larry W. Love your vids ! Need you to talk about "Hiome Owners Insurance" that "SCAM" is worse than a CAT 5 Hurricane because NO BANK will finance your home purchase unless you can get "INSURANCE" ?

Was a wonderful place . Many good times at lighthouse inn tiki bar and top of the mast. Now big money buying up the beach. Nothing left to go back for unfortunately.

Good video

Nice Video . I come from Germany and was in Fort Myers Beach in 2018 in the Gulf Breeze Condors apartment, which, according to the pictures, is unfortunately completely destroyed. But I will come back sometime.

Oh boy this breaks my heart! Thank you for the update and tour. Stay safe out there. So somber to see so much damage. Any update on Pine Island? Useppa?

It will take years to recover!

So sad. But I’m glad improvements. We lost our place. 😞

It’s good to see such amazing progress and that so much debris has been removed. I hope the people of Ft Myers can see that they are on the road to recovery. Blessings to all.❤🙏✝️

thank you for the video we have been going to FMB for the past 10 yrs every july or august. we got married on the beach behind Lani Kai Aug 2018. we were just there this past August just before the hurricane hit. FMB Strong it will be back. We loved the tiki bar at Wyndham. great place l hope it will be back

Get ready for next time

Thank you I hope I come back . I hope that a hurricane of this kind does not come again.

If you ask me they are doing good for 7 months, I went through Andrew in South FL, and some things took a year or two to recoup, it took me 8 months just to get back in my house.

Great fix it and wait till next hurricane, it's coming, it's FL. You can keep it.

The large sand piles are actually new sand brought in for the sand dune/berm project to help protect the island against the next big storm. Also, The Wyndham owner has sold (or is in the process of selling) the property. He has stated he will not be rebuilding. Also, Charley's boathouse grill (the one with the copper colored roof) has been sold along with The Outrigger across the street to developers that are unfortunately building large luxury condos.

Spent many November’s with my kids on the 90s I can not believe the devastation How do you rebuild with the potential of another storm

The sunken boat at 2:24 was my parents home. ❤️‍🩹

Dixie's!! My usual hangout.

Doesn't look like a place to go this summer that's for sure, thanks for the video. Probably another 2 summers you think 2024 or 2025?

There’s a rebirth going on from Marco to Sanabel island and further up. As you can see from the video that things are still very fragile. Just now insurance companies are starting to get checks to some of these people.

Great to see progress. You know if this happened in a California Beach town there would have been no movement at all. You would have seen the homeless take over drug attics take refuge in the abandoned buildings.

Matlacha n Pine Island got clubber bad too....... Nothing left.. Did a video on it 3 months after Ian...... be well.

See "The Dimming" -- weather warfare & land grabs ?!?

Nice place to visit but living on the edge of disaster every time a storm comes isn’t worth it to me. I’m content living 5 miles inland with an 18’ elevation and a 20 minute drive to the beach gives me peaceful sleep whenever a storm comes.

Sad, that he doesn’t announce the date the video was made

Ian-henge

do you know if Old Olga Rd was destroyed? old friend there.

Larry, do you know if St. Francis Catholic Church is standing? Thx.

Talking with locals when I was there in January, they told me most owners didn't have insurance due to 10000 per year cost, also everyone is waiting on permits, and the word is anything rebuilt has to now be 14 feet above sea level

Thank goodness our Governor's priority is Disney and banning books. He could use his platform to promote the recovery but that would be stupid. Crickets from his office.

Lived there almost 50 years ago year round with my grandma on Mid Island Dr. Explored on foot, bike and boat to my hearts content, even by air as my uncle was on beach patrol as a pilot. He knew everyone in town, at least it seemed that way. So sad to see this. Always wanted to take my kids back there

Yikes!

Kinda silly to rebuild it all when the whole place will be under water in 50 years.

It is glad to see all the seasonal cave dwellers , Knuckle dragging their way back to their villages. They treat our recovery as an inconvenience to them.

Foolish to rebuild. I get it that many of the smaller cracker cottages were destroyed but why rebuild? Turn it into a natural preserve. Building on a sandbar is stupid.

Is the Hooters gone?