This was hardly our first hurricane: we lived through Charley and Wilma; we evacuated during Irma but struggled through its aftermath; and we had to reconstruct our home after Ian. In one respect, however, this was the worst one; we had no information about anything that was going on in the world except what we could see for ourselves and what we heard from neighbors. That has never happened in Florida.
At least it is mostly over for us, because we live closer to the top of the mountain than the bottom. If you own property near a river, your ordeal is just beginning.
A note to my readers: Helene delayed but did not cancel a proposed vacation. Regular posts will resume around 10/12.