Ramada Limited Fort Myers

... with Claire at Olive Garden; took Agnes and Cliff for a ride to Captiva Island so they could see the Bubble Room Restaurant; swam in the Gulf and beautiful swimming pools at our RV Park and at their Condo, had a great dinner of barbecued ribs prepared by Claire on our last night here; and were lucky enough to see dolphins playing in the Gulf and a most amazing sunset over the water! Whew! packed a lot into a week, didn't we?

I've been visiting Cape Coral, Fl for what seems like my whole life. My son lives down there now and he's 22, so I frequently visit him and from now on I will stay at the Hampton Inn. I used to stay at the Casa Loma Motel, but after my last visit I realized that the place is going downhill. The old manager, Ray, was great, but there's a new manager who I'm not familiar with ...

... high for great shelling today on the sand, but Bri & Gabi went in the water and dove for shells, finding lots of nice treasures. Squadrons of pelicans flew low across the waves, and groups of White Ibises marched along the wet sand probing for food with their long, downward curving bills. We had a great time, but headed back to the condo by mid afternoon so we could pack up and get ready to leave early on Tuesday.

We ate breakfast at the hotel restaurant, Courtney's, then checked out. We drove to one of the public beach access areas and headed out to do some more shelling. We found more treasures! The girls went out at first in just shorts, but that didn't last long. There were signs on the roads to watch out for gopher tortoises...but we didn't see any!

We then drove on to Lake City to stay at the same Comfor Suites...still very nice!

We helped to break camp and then said goodbye to the grandparents. The girls and I then took a rainy drive to Sanibel Island...one of the best shelling beaches in the world!

We got right into our suits and headed to the beach. We picked up a bag full of different shells and Sarah was not feeling well. We then went to the pool for a bit then back to the room to rest before dinner. We ate at the Lazy Flamingo. Katie had fried oysters, Sarah had shrimp ...

it wiped out everything i wrote. we are here safe and sound. it` 13 hours ahead of you, so it`s saturday nite here. all is well. we loved your email!!!!! tim read it in sedona`s captain voice!!!
i`ll try tomorrow. can`t get connected to internet in my room.
love you both. give girly butt a hug and kiss from us. yourself too.
love mom

... We beat Dad, Mom, and Lu. Then Dad and I went out together and raced Gram Judi. It was going fine until the wind changed and Dad and I flipped over. At first I was scared, then I realized that the water was warm and not too deep. We flipped the boat over and kept on sailing. Now we are back in New York for a day or so, before we head to Nashville for grandmother visit number 2 and homemade chocolate cake!!!

ENGLEWOOD WAS A GREAT ANCHORAGE,VERY PROTECTED AND SECLUDED.WE SOUNDED OUR WAY IN WITHOUT INCIDENT DROPPED THE ANCHOR AND READY TO EXPLORE.WE LOWERED THE DINGHY OUR SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION OFF BLUE DOLPHIN AND HEADED TO THE CANAL TO STUMPS PASS.IT IS SO BREATHTAKING GORGEOUS OSPREYS HOOVERING,OSPREYS IN THEIR NESTS AND AN AMERICAN EAGLE MAJESTICALLY FLYS OVER AND LANDS IN A NEARBY DEAD TREE.THE WATERS ARE SO CLEAR AND A BEAUTIFUL ...

For Ewan "Johnny" Smith's 22nd birthday, we decided to outfit ourselves in 70's apparel from the local thrift store for a first-ever night of 70's bowling. Here were the players: Cory - a blond-haired Minnesotan and my companion for "St. Pete or Bust," with an explosive gusto for fun. He dressed in a bright blue collared shirt, a short matching jacket, and white pants decorated with blue and red squares. He gave his hair a part as sharp as ...

... say something like, 'Aw, I bit my tongue!" But the fruit plate went down quickly. For some strange reason, I thought it was a good idea when Jojo said next, "Let's just get a whole plate full of rice." I agreed, and between the two of us we lumped about six pounds of rice onto our plates. The restaurant's other diners gave us an angry look, because we'd hogged enough rice for twenty people. We started eating. The bland white rice tasted like mush, with my stomach in the ...