Marc, our friend could not get on Sanibel, if that is any indicator of the damage. He had a condo there. His home is on Pine Island, off Cape Coral, no more than 10 min. by boat to Sanibel/Captiva. His house is on stilts and had minor damage...facia, siding, etc. The home under construction beside him is completely nonexistent. I have pics, will upload them when John gets home. The marina across from his home is completely GONE. Boats scattered everywhere, nothing left standing. Cannot believe how lucky he was, natural disasters are so indiscreminate...as of yesterday, Pine Island will be without power close to two weeks. I'm sure Sanibel is similar. Can't comment on the channel between Sanibel/Captiva. From the limited reporting we see, all you see is water where you thought land used to be :(
