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(Originally posted on our Amelias Landing Facebook page) Recovery Update, Day 29: It has become evident that Port Aransas is now the forgotten war zone. Half the people seem to be clueless about what has happened here, presuming that everything is all better "by now". The other half have...

Just a quick uodate. It's now Day 23 since we were let back on the island. Power and water have been restored. Some phone and Internet are back. Cable TV will be another few weeks. We are all still living on refugee food, served by volunteers. We lost our home and over half of the hotel...

As much as I appreciate the sentiment, right now there is no hotel to put the DVDs in. And our home does not exist. We are living in our hangar. Once we get the office area reconstructed, we will talk! [emoji6] Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

Me, too! But all the boxes and labels turn to mush, and the disks look...funny...after salt water immersion. [emoji22] Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

I would die before becoming a McChain Motel. As far as going up a story, that would have required a complete loss/bulldozer. Sent from my SM-T700 using Tapatalk

Yes. All the craptastic fiberglass tubs will be junked. I envision some sort of nice tiled walk-in shower. We plan to upgrade the HVAC, too. And any old paneling will go. I will never use vinyl plank flooring again. That crap held the water up against the subfloor, in the six rooms I did...

Well, it's official. According to our flood insurance adjuster, each and every room in the hotel must be gutted. And the office. And our home. All drywall and insulation in every room must be cut out and removed up to 4' up. In the Flying Tigers and Amelia Earhart rooms it must go up 6'...

Update: We got power back yesterday evening! I don't ever want to hear a generator running again. My crew finished stripping all the wet insulation from the bottom of both buildings. It was holding hundreds of gallons of brackish, moldy water up against the subfloors and beams, and had to...

Another tale of angels. (Excerpted from my Facebook update.) Yesterday we awakened to water dripping on our bed. As you know, we have retreated to our airplane hangar in Ingleside -- the last place we have left to stay. Unfortunately, Harvey blew holes in the hangar roof, too, and it was...

We need roofing and sheetrock contractors here NOW. If you know any contractors that can travel, please send them to us in Port Aransas. There are thousands of damaged roofs here -- and its raining. The hotel has been tarped, so we are good temporarily -- but it's uninhabitable. Our hangar...

To have our recovery teams delayed for a made up paperwork requirement is astonishingly cruel. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

Thank you, everyone, for trying to help us. It is truly heart warming, and Mary and I are in your debt. The devastation to Port A is remarkable. Interestingly, homes nearer the Gulf did BETTER, because it seems the storm surge came from the bayside, not the oceanside. The city looks like a...

I'm sorry I don't have time for more, but I just wanted to say this: I never thought angels would manifest themselves as pilots, but I should have known better. Thanks to Troy and our North Texas pilot friends, yesterday we were able to get big fans running under both buildings and in all...

Great news! In an airport full of hurricane devastation, our hangar survived unscathed. (The last photo.) It's a freaking miracle. There is no explanation. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

And now Facebook -- the app everyone here is using to check in after the storm -- has crashed nationwide. Damn.... Sent from my SM-T700 using Tapatalk

We have been unable to contact anyone in Port A. People who have tried to drive in have been unable to get past debris. I spoke with the wife of a Port A LEO this morning. They sheltered in place but are unable to get out. They are awaiting airlift. Sent from my SM-T700 using Tapatalk

RAS is Port Aransas, where our home and the hotel are, 12' above sea level. TFP is Ingleside, where our hangar, airplane, etc. are located. 22' above sea level. I'm not a religious man, but I believe it's time to ask for prayers, as we seem to have run out of luck. [emoji22] Sent from my...

That's like going to New Orleans and eating at Applebees instead of Gallitoires because you had a coupon. Sent from my SM-T700 using Tapatalk

As my wife said, "Any excuse to fly is a good one!" If y'all think a few minutes of abnormal darkness is worth flying toward, well, by golly, it's all good! [emoji1] Sent from my SM-T700 using Tapatalk

That is, indeed, the best take-away from the eclipse. It probably doubled avgas sales for the month. Sent from my SM-T700 using Tapatalk