Ft. Myers, Florida

Thanks Joan and Dick!!!!

Nov. 13

What a great 3 days we had with my Aunt and Uncle!  We parked the trailer, boarded Harley and let them roll out the red carpet for us to explore the Ft. Myers area. It is on the Gulf side of Florida and further south.  They treated us to a boat ride on the Suzy Q, which provided up close views of the mangroves, manatees, dolphins ,turtles and a magnificant variety of birds.  They also took us for a personally guided tour of Shell Point, and Sanibel Island.  We walked a wonderful beach on Captiva Island and saw the beautiful shell beaches the area is famous for. It was great spending time with them and being able to see the area that they have called home for many years.  Here are a few pictures of our time there.....


we lunched here at Rum Runners




various sea birds and distant Mangroves



Mangroves-up close



Captiva Beach



Sunset.....was way cooler than the picture...



We said good bye to Joan and Dick and headed to the eastern side of Florida and are now staying at a great RV park just south of Miami  for the next  two weeks.  We figure staying here will allow us to explore up the East Coast around Miami and down through the Keys.  Along the way we traveled through Alligator Alley and even saw a few gators in the canals along the road!!!

Will keep trying to have fun............