Hurricane Sandy

Our power was restored Friday evening.  It felt good to sleep in our own bed without worrying about any damage to our home and whether Colby and Ashley were too cold.  We are thankful we only lost electricity for four days as so many other families are in far worse shape.

We toured the Compo Beach area of Westport Saturday afternoon.  Restoration work had been going on since Tuesday afternoon but the signs of the storm were still readily apparent.

Here you can see the paths carved into the sand by the water.

The town built a barricade of sand walls in an attempt to help protect the nice homes.  They've now begun to rebuild the beach.  

This house is the first of several on a peninsula.  We could not walk all the way to the end due to the extent of the damage.  The home of one of our friends was badly damaged and a portion is supported by wood beams.

This area is usually covered by grass not sand.

What is usually well-groomed sand is now rough and uneven.

A brick wall at the pavilion was demolished.  The chain link fence is usually not there but is serving to keep people away from the ruble.

Colby's favorite place - the playground - is inundated with sand.  

We felt bad about taking pictures of people's damaged homes.  Here is one to show how high the water came.  A majority of the homeowners were busy cleaning up and most had contractors working to dry out the flooded portions.