After the storm!
my mother feeding ducks

We had not heard the last from Dora!

She traveled inland for a little ways,
then reversed her course
and came back towards us, exiting into the Atlantic Ocean a little north of Jacksonville.

The entire area was completely flooded; then just plain soaked.

At the time we had some ducks. They were positively yellow from oiling their feathers; and, they walked across the yard so "gingerly," so tired of that mess!
Just after the storm I took some pictures around Garden City and Highlands. Just looking at the photos now, it doesn't look so bad; but, when there are tree limbs down and roofs off in just about every yard, it doesn't look so good either!
tree on a house in Highlands palm trees after Hurricane Dora
a wet street and leaves in Jacksonville after Hurricane Dora trees lying across and cutting into a chain link fence in Garden City
Robert, Deborah and Vicki in Highlands after Hurricane Dora The children sitting on the downed trees
are my nieces and nephew.

Robert, sitting with his sister, Deborah, with their sister, Vicki, on the fallen tree limb just above.

You couldn't get into Jacksonville Beach unless you lived there; but, we went to Fernandina Beach, just north of Jacksonville and theoretically farther away from the devastation; but, things were bad enough there. Houses were washed into the ocean and one was turned upside down!

Why I did not take pictures, I do not know!

My parents out Hecksher Drive

When we visited Fort Clinch State Park near Fernandina a few weeks later, they were still cleaning up Dora's mess.

This picture of my parents was taken while
we were there.

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