We had driven to Port Arthur last Thursday night to bring Major home with us to ride out the storm. John was about to go into 24-7 mode with the Coast Guard, and Major needed someone to take care of her. Today we made the return trip to Port Arthur, and this photo is of Major and John in the parking lot at the Coast Guard office.
We saw lots of damage from Ike going and coming. Starting around Anahuac, the trees look like it's winter. For most of them, it's because they don't have any leaves. For others, it's because they're dying from the salt water surge. The area between Old and Lost Rivers and the Trinity River is brown. And we went through an area between Winnie and Port Arthur that was the same. There was an unbelievable amount of plant matter that had been removed from the highway in that area after the surge receeded. Also there was incredible tree damage from the wind -- breakage, as well as 75-year old oaks uprooted and laying on the ground. And finally, there were damaged and destroyed buildings.
Port Arthur itself was more like a war zone with all of the folks who have come in to help with recovery camping out in shopping center parking lots.
In a pleasant surprise, we found a Cheddar's open on I-10 running off a generator, and had a late lunch.
We already miss having a puppy around -- well all of us except Jenny Dog, who didn't like having her here in the first place. Hope John and Major come visit soon!
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