Aftermath of Hurricane Charley

The eye of Hurricane Charley crossed Central Florida and Orlando at around 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 13, 2004. At the time, the storm had sustained winds of more than 90 mph, with one wind gust at Orlando International Airport -- which is near my house -- recorded at 105 mph. We were lucky, but our neighborhood was one of the more devastated areas. A week later, some were still without power. Ours was back after five days, and cable was restored about a week and a half later. The night it passed through, we had to park our car a mile away at a nearby church and walk the rest of the way home, because all of the roads leading to our street were blocked by felled trees, power lines, poles and limbs.

Saturday, Aug. 14: The Day After		Yummy	There's a fog on my lens
Our driveway	The cleanup begins	Tree behind next-door neighbor's house	In the yard catty-corner to us
Another tree lying down	On 2-lane main road near our house	Cutting limbs with a chainsaw	Driving around neighborhood
3-foot-high brick wall		7-11 gas-pump canopy on its side	Fresh supply of ice
We weren't the only ones listening		Tree vs. roof
	Tree down	Familiar sight around O-Town	"1-lane road"
	It's law and disorder	Orlando Executive Airport	Another familiar sight