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Just a few miles down the road, between Florence and Whortonsville is Paradise Shores Road. Take it to its end and you are on Broad Creek, just across from River Dunes. Near the end of the road is Paradise Cove Marina.

Paul Del Rio in front of Paradise Cove Marina. Water in the parking lot during Irene was, as he gestures, up to his chin.

The bar at the marina has been closed this season as its owner, Paul Del Rio works as a captain, but he was at home for the hurricane. The bar was high and dry, but many of the neighboring homes and vacation houses were not. Paul provided a photo taken during the height of Irene:

Paradise Shores Road as seen from the upper deck of the Paradise Cove Marina building during Hurricane Irene. (Paul Del Rio photo.).

Same view a week later, when drier conditions prevailed.

Another indicator of Irene’s storm surge was the birdhouse on a utility pole in the Paradise Cove Marina parking lot. Water got to the base of the birdhouse. While that presumably gave birds a refuge, the structures in the background would have flooded.

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Posted Friday September 9, 2011 by Melinda Penkava