Riding Out Hurricane Ian | Cape Coral Florida 

Going to visit the ocean is awesome. Having the ocean come visit you, not so much. Thoughts and prayers for all those affected by this horrific storm.

To say you guys got lucky is an UNDERSTATEMENT!!! The houses across the street don't look to be so fortunate 😢 My friends house was destroyed by flood waters 😭 I'm happy the water didn't enter your house and you were all safe. Thank you for sharing 💓

Mother Nature is a BEAST at times. Glad to see you guys were not harmed other than some damage to your place. God Bless everyone in Florida. Thanks for the video, Bobby.

I’m a Property Inspector in the UK & your coverage is really informative. I’m glad your property has come through it without any structural damage nor water inside. My friends in Daytona Beach had 3’ water through their house & everything ruined with foul water! Thankfully everyone I know & yourself have survived. We are hearing of tragic loss of life.

Always wondered why these fixed generators werent elevated. Good example of how useless it is in the event of a flood. Hope you're doing alright

I admire how calm you all remained

Your house is lovely and well built. Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm an hour or so inland. It was dark when Ian's eye went over the house. No storm surge or flooding but powerful and LOUD wind that shook the house. It was amazing the next morning to see a hummingbird feeding on the still blooming mimosa and flowers on the bent over trellis. Life goes on.

I rode it out here in Cape Coral too, as I had hurricane Irma. The storm surge came right up to my home before it stopped rising. The power went out just after 4:00 pm, and was out for over a week, just came back on Friday morning at 9:20, and I got internet back about an hour ago. I lost nothing in this storm, and I know others who lost everything. I cooked and made coffee for my neighbors on a propane camp stove for a week, and a great neighbor got us generator power until LCEC got the power back on. God help all those who were not so lucky as me and my neighbors here.

Wow. That water was so close to coming in. Had to be stressful to see this hurricane start to finish. Some crazy footage. Hope you and your family stay safe and can recover ASAP from this. So many people with homes totally destroyed.

You guys are lucky that your property is at a higher elevation. Stay safe!

Prayers for you and all who are affected ... Thank you for such great coverage.

@5:55 the ultimate sign for a "maybe I should move?" moment.. a moving dolly, washing up on the front door while Ian causes carnage all around. I have roughed a hurricane or two in FL so glad you and yours are safe, be well.

My friend in North Fort Meyers rode out the hurricane in his trailor with his elderly parents, and they suffered no damage. Their neighbor have a tree fallen on his trailor, but not destroyed it yet. That trailor park survived intact while the one down the street was leveled to the ground. It is amazing what weather can do at times.

Our prayers go out to all the families Here in Cape Coral and Ft Myers. Stay strong!

I gotta say if I ever have to be in a hurricane I would certainly want to be with your group. Y’all look so chill

I understand your thinking of remaining behind in a evacuation zone. Just remember had something happened that you need to call 911 you would be "that guy". Glad you and your family are safe. 🙏

Thank you for sharing. I am glad you guys survived. God bless you and the family , and I keep you in my prayers for fast recovery.

Thank you for sharing your families experience in Hurricane Ian. Whether on the clean side or the dirty side of the Hurricane and the right side is always the dirty side. That being said being in the eye of the Hurricane is nothing to sneeze at. It was a serious Hurricane that your kids can tell their kids and you can tell your grandkids in later years! It's amazing the power of a Hurricane now the second round of Ian is the flooding and many of the folks got caught in again. Sadly people in mobile homes got hit extremely hard as well as many one story houses. I think raising the A/C and Generators on to more concrete block may be a good thing to consider. Theres the chance that you will never deal with a Hurricane again and we hope not!!! But living in Florida is part of life when we were living in the Keys Hurricane Wilma was a major hurricane in 2005, wind and flooding but that is expected in the Keys due to the location of the Keys. We evacuated due to flooding and damage to cars was the norm. Again thank you for sharing your families experience during Hurricane Ian that will go down in the history books as the most catastrophic Hurricane in Florida history, for now!!! God Bless you and your family and all that were in the path that lost all their stuff. And sadly those that lost their life in the Hurricane!!!

Wow, what amazing footage you captured. I’m glad you’re all safe!

Prayers for beautiful Florida and people! Stay safe!

You all handled it very well and did a great job documenting everything! Prayers to everyone affected. We are in central FL and it was our first hurricane- it was scary but we had minor damage from the strong winds.

I need to learn how to maintain how calm you all are while almost having your home flooded. I also live in Cape Coral & I was a nervous reck for 2 days even after the storm was over. You all bring a sense of peace ♥️

I am so sorry for those impacted by Ian and most especially those who lost loved ones! 💔

Could not imagine you and family riding this thing out. Glad you all are safe 👍Prayers for all affected 🙏

Your house is beautiful. I can't even imagine these beautiful houses totally gone. Prayers for all of you from Worcester Mass. My cousins live in Cape Coral. Paul, Kathy and Rod Morgan. Don't know ow if they are your neighbors. Be safe all of you.

Glad you guys are safe and thank you for the great coverage🤙

Thank you so much for this video - I also live in Cape Coral and our beloved city isn’t getting much media coverage ever though we were devastated by Hurricane Ian!!!

I live in Port Charlotte. I will never forget the sound of the wind. Never

OMG!!! Bless you all.. ❤🙏 Greetings from Finland ❤

You were smart to have the house constructed on higher ground. It costs more to have the ground built up before construction, but definitely worth it.

Glad your family is ok,love from Scotland.😍😍

My folks live off of NW 20thTerrace. 80 year old Dad prepped for this two week advance even adding extra metal to the garage doors and strips of wood in the Window covers so sound is less loud it stopped to banging. My nephew drove down from Kansas and is on the Roof fixing the New roof that was put on a week before Ian Much Love Great footage

I stayed on Matlacha, sad that most or all is gone It was a Beautiful Island and I hope and pray all made it out safely

I hope everyone affected by Ian will have their lives back to normal soon. I feel so terrible to see the damage done to the homes and everything that they've worked so hard for. God bless you all

Thank you for the coverage, glad you and your family are safe as well as your beautiful home! Prayers to all those affected :-(

My goodness, you went through a terrible ordeal and uncertainty. We are very glad you and your dear family are safe and were somehow divinely protected💗💗💗

Sir, thank you for sharing this. Please remember next time that it isn’t the wind itself to fear when you are outside. It’s WHAT the wind is blowing! You can be killed by a flying Stop sign. Better to stay indoors and be safer.

Good thing your house was a tad higher. You still got a lot of water, but thank goodness it didn’t get inside. Glad you guys are all okay.

Thank you for sharing this footage and I'm glad you and your family survived this!

That flowing water looks wicked. It’s good that you and your family are safe. Thanks for sharing.🙏🙏🙏

You seem to have been relatively fortunate. Hoping you all are Ok.

It just seemed like it would never stop didn’t it?! Glad you and your family are safe! Thanks for the footage!

dude you sound so chill after the storm 😂 i’d be like freaking out

Thank-you for sharing this. It's hard to imagine the reality of living through a storm, news feeds are not helpful, just hypeful.

It looks like they did real good it’s always a gamble to stay or go some people cants afford to leave and/or have no where to go

Love the silver octopus! Glad you’re ok. Hope your house dries out ok ❤️

Love your GSP's! I lived through Ivan in '03 while in the Cayman Islands. My GSP, Tessie Tomas (RIP), was traumatized for months afterward. I think all the stuff on the ground that shouldn't have been there and the smell of all the dead birds, animals and foliage made a profoundly negative, lasting mark on her. We went out by bicycle the day after Ivan passed through. Total devastation, just like what is being experienced in Ft. Myers, Cape Coral, Sanibel, etc. now. I saw the flat tail on your boy at 16:00. It was a million dollar experience I wouldn't have paid a nickel for. Best wishes to you , your family, your property and YOUR DOGS!!

You're very fortunate to have not flooded or suffered any real damage. I hope you're opening up your house to help those less fortunate than you.

Beautiful home..think of those who have nothing left not even a roof food or water.

Wow!! I don't like flooding, too scary. I'm in NW Cape Coral on a canal and luckily didn't get any flooding. The wind was horrendous though and took about half of my roof shingles, my vinyl fencing torn down, 1 big palm tree uprooted, and my lanai torn down and in the swimming pool. All nothing compared to what other's have lost. 🙏🏻😇♥️😢

Thanks for the upload 😮 the best docu about that whole thing

It’s videos like these that are up and personal that help us here in the NorthWest realize how devastating that hurricane was. I was in Ft Meyer Beach 10 months ago and to see everywhere I went to eat and have fun just Gone! blows my mind. I’m glad you and your family stayed safe.

I live in Monterey, California. I just want to say THANK YOU for taking the time to very calmly and thoroughly do this video. This video is very helpful to us living near the ocean and to realize what could happen to us as well. Although, we don't have hurricanes, I am going to get sandbags just for peace of mind, elevate my generator and be more prepared. I live a block from the beach. Climate change is upon us and it is best to be prepared like you. Also, it seems you have experienced hurricanes before and are very prepared! You are lucky, thanks again for the insight of this disaster of a lifetime. God Bless.

Thank you for sharing keeping use all in my prayers. 😘💜🙏

Super happy you and your family made it without any physical injures

What's the elevation of your home? That was a close call. So glad you all are safe.

I’m so glad you guys and your beautiful house is ok. You got very lucky 🍀

Thanks for coverage. Amazing your family and your were calm and smart while weathering the storm. Also you were able to check out your neighbor's homes. You have a beautiful home. Good luck thanks.

Prayers for everyone.

Great video. Y'all were so fortunate that you didnt get 6-8 ft surge as was predicted in some places.

I hope you, your family and your home are doing 🙏 much better than the day you skillfully filmed your raw footage of Hurricane Ian's wrath from inside and outside your beautiful home 🏡 I will be thinking about you guys as you go through the process of clean up but very happy to see that you and your family's Spirit was uplifting under such horrific circumstances! Please stay safe and Thanks for sharing your story with us 😊

Very scary! Glad you’re all ok. Thanks for sharing.

Thnx for the tour! Glad your family and pets are ok!! We stayed in our house here in Venice, min damage took in some water in a guest bedroom closet, some soffit/facia damage n trees uprooted in many places!! New tile roof in April paid off!! Stay well!!🥹

Great video with a shitty situation 😢 I feel silly for getting upset over the last couple days because I lost power for a day and a half here in North Carolina..My ❤ goes out to you guys & gals.. Now the dogs in the video, did make me smile.. not gonna lie ❤️ I hope a speedy recover for all who was affected by this storm.. especially in Florida. ❤️

That view from the front door is insanely scary , what a site

Thank you. I stayed in Cape Coral for six months a couple years ago near Publix on DelPrado. Friends got 2ft of water in house. Hope u r all fine and making good progress. Prayers from AR.

You Did Very Well considering the Massive Damage Done by Ian. I live in the pacific NW inland had a wind storm that took out over 75 big pine trees on my Property. It took two chainsaws 5 hours to get my 70 foot long driveway clear. Now 2022 I still have a handful of trees to cut and slash piles to break down and burn in my woodstove. Lot work for Free heat in the winter.

I would have been so 😨 😟 worried! You'all were pretty calm. Your house is just beautiful, and I hope you didn't get alot of damage. Good luck to everyone & I will surely add you to my prayers.🙏🙏 Sunny days are ahead.🍊🌷🏊🏄🍺

Horrifying. I would be in panic mode, but glad you and your loved ones survived!

Thank God you made it through. Thanks for sharing. Hopefully everything is okay with your house once the water recedes

Glad you guys made it through, we're in se cape off of 13th terrace, canal came up about 5 to 6 feet lot off tree damage and roof damage here...winds were extreme after the eye passed, crazy times, but I love my Florida

Talk about being the envy of the block! Anyway, glad you guys are safe. Prayers for everyone 🙏❤️

Wow, thanks for posting! Helps us to understand. You have a beautiful home! Glad you made it through.

I hope everyone is ok and didn’t get hurt 😔 good luck everyone out there🙏😇

Thank you for the report.

Great coverage - thanks for posting! 😃

Not the Porsche! 😀 Glad to see you guys rode it out safely.

Hoping you all are doing okay with the least amount of damage available. Hoping and praying for safety and restoration for all the residents of Florida and South Carolina.

Good thing your house was built up to a higher elevation.. Every inch counts in a flooding situation, and saved you from suffering any major water damage..

Best video I saw of this.Thank you

Господи спаси и сохрани всех людей 🙏🏻. Сочувствую всем пострадавшим 🙏🏻

I feel for all of you south of us. I am in Plant City In eastern Hillsborough Co. We just got wind damage unless you live near one of the rivers like the Alafia river. That is causing severe flooding among many other inlet rivers in central Florida.. Being a life long Floridian, I can say that this one will go in the record books. One day at a time. Thanks for sharing all of this with us neighbor.

Love the Thunder shirt on your dog. They are so good.

I have so many memories, not stalking, hope you all fare well and know you are being protected. I live in Tn. since 2004 just after Charlie

Witch part of Cape Coral is this? You are lucky you did not get more water . I am on the north east. We were without power until Monday. Thank goodness for generators and batteries for fans.

Thanks for sharing! We have friends that live in Cape Coral and have not heard from them so this makes me feel better. Your home is beautiful 😍

We stayed. I’m finally watching footage like this. I’m in the sw cape and the day we got power I almost.. switched out. I couldn’t think about the storm anymore or watch footage really. What’s so haunting to me is knowing that even during our most panicked moments (the water covering the mailboxes in the front, the water spilling over the sea wall then climbing feet up and covering the fences entirely), there was people nearby who were having the absolute most terrible day one could imagine. People were dying, and as the storm progressed my dad kept saying “this one’s a bad one..this one’s gonna be a bad when it’s it’s over”. We had no idea just how bad…

You have a very beautiful home, hope all is well with your family and repairs are swift.

That water was a bit too close. So glad your house (friends and family too!) survived and fared pretty well compared to others. I hope your neighbors came out ok too. It's gut wrenching to see the footage of the intense flooding and severe devastation that has taken place over there. Btw, no one was in the red car across the street, right? At one point it looked like the lights were on and I thought "oh please tell me there's no one in that car who needs help getting out!"

Looks like y’all got very lucky 👍

May God bless these people

Wow you made out pretty good. Very scary!!!! Good luck and be safe

I would be afraid walking around after a hurricane. Who knows if alligators or snakes washed up onto your property?!😳

Great footage & all day perspective.. Not great what happened to your neighborhood. The poor dogs didn’t know what the heck was going on. Getting the baby version in the Northeast this weekend.

Good footage. To put the storm surge into even more context, I'm in Labelle, about 30 miles up river from you all and my dock was about 4 feet underwater. Ian was a strong one for sure.

I live in Cape Coral. Too. And wow it was awful first time in 42 years my street flooded but at least it never made it to the house

So glad you made it through…this was amazing! We are supposed to be in Cape Coral in March…VRBO on Bayshore Dr. We haven’t heard if it came through okay or not. Many prayers for all of you.

Can some explain the rationale to stay and ride out a storm like this? It's not like the storm was a surprise. Why not just pack a weeks worth of stuff and stay at a hotel. Seems like the risk/reward ratio leans heavily towards evacuation.

Thank you for showing this. I have family in Cape Coral near Burnt Store Gulf Stream Pkwy on end camel. Have not heard from them. 😢

Thank you for sharing. All the best for you! Good luck and wishes from Switzerland. We had a home in Nepals (1997-2005) so I’m quite shocked 😢😢😢