Sanibel Island - Captiva
West coast of Florida
23.03.2009
Sanibel - Captiva Islands
March of 2007 was an extremely beautiful month (meaning that we were yet to see the temperatures rising to the 90s).We left Orlando and drove all the way to Fort Myers — 14 miles west of Fort Myers off the coast of Florida’s southwestern shore was where we were heading.
SANIBEL ISLAND
It’s one of the best places to go shelling in the United States. We passed the St. Petersburg sunshine skyway bridge... The drive was a very nice experience....
At the far eastern tip of the island you’ll find Sanibel’s sole lighthouse—a conical tower of wired steel meant to allow coastal winds to blow through. 
I was here to find shells. Unfortunately I wasn’t alone. People come from miles around just to comb the island’s beaches. The beach is great for walking. The sand is white ..... But i guess thats because the shells turn into powder over time and they become one with the sand ...... Never realised that just searching for shells would be such a calming experience .....
I heard from a local that a lot of jewellery designers and fashion designers come to Sanibel because there are soo many combinations of colors to be found in these shells that they draw inspiration from them ....i guess one of nature's marvels ....
Overall incredibly calm, relaxing and very kid friendly island .....One one my favourite beach vacation spots ever .... 
Next we drove over to to Captiva which is a typical beach town .... As we were driving through its quiet roads had this urge to just forget that there was a world outside and just like here for a month .... hmm someday hopefully 
CAPTIVA ISLAND
More than 2 miles of pure white sand is the first thing i nooticed when we parked the car .. (there is a parking fee where a token is issued for you to park for 2-3 hours) .The island has a very natural atmosphere.
Captiva is north of Sanibel island which is connected to Fort Myers by a three-mile-long causeway. I saw a lot of Shell stores and a lot of people biking through the beach town ....Alos saw fishing on the T-dock (fishing equipment can be rented), nature center, kid’s games and an arcadeYou will never get to see any building more than 2 floors high .... its pretty quiet ....
Did not get to spend a lot of time here ... just an hour .... but it will be a place i will remember forever .... Would love to go and spend some more time here ...
CJ
Posted by Ceej 00:17 Archived in USA Tagged living_abroad
