When we were driving out to the "Ding" Darling Nature Refuge on Sanibel Island we passed a cute restaurant decorated in the best of Florida pastels and with a very inviting front porch. The best sign: Although we were there during a low-season …
Sanibel Island
Sanibel with kids: Sun, seashells, and saving the animals
October 19, 2010 3 reader comments
Sanibel Island is one of those places where I could easily spend a month puttering, biking, and getting to know every glorious corner, especially in the fall when the humidity starts to drop a bit and the winter tourists haven't yet arrived. But …
Mondays are for dreaming: “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge
October 17, 2010 5 reader comments
Our second full day in Florida was spent almost entirely on Sanibel Island, which with its neighbor Captiva to the north forms a crescent off the coast of Fort Myers (a causeway connects Sanibel to the mainland). Sanibel is home to a series of …
Abounding wildlife on Sanibel Island
October 15, 2010 3 reader comments
One of the consistent surprises of our recent trip to Fort Myers and Sanibel Island was sheer abundance of wildlife there. From dolphins cavorting outside our window to a personal meeting with a manatee, I've never had so many casual encounters with …
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