By James Matthews, US correspondent
Post-Ian, the bay near Fort Myers beach lies empty because a storm surge lifted the boats from their moorings and dropped them 100 yards away, in trees on the other side of an adjoining road.
They had been elevated clear of power lines, on the crest of a wave, 20-odd feet in the air.
Now, millions of dollars worth of yachts and assorted vessels lie scattered where they landed, in a cluster of trees.
As they were thrown across the road, one of the boats tore the second storey off a boat rental building as it was catapulted from the bay.
Tables, chairs and all the possessions associated with a business 20 years in the making now lie strewn and exposed.
Downstairs, the wind and water burst through the windows and destroyed everything inside.
The business owner, Bob Leisure, sat out the hurricane at home several miles away and had the longest commute back to work. Devastation lay at journey's end.
"It's heartbreaking. It's not the money, it's a labour of love that we all out into this place and now it's gone."
It's one man's personal assessment - one that speaks for a state.