Virtual Vacation Have you ever taken a virtual vacation? I just did! It was to the beautiful Fort Myers area in sunny Florida. It was just a quick one. Long enough to hold me [...]

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Posted by Lisa March in: General Information Things To Do Videos Water sports

Tagged: Captiva Island Fort Myers Beach Parasailing Fort Myers Sanibel Island Sanibel Island Shelling The Favorite Sun Virtual Vacation

 Fort Myers Beach Shrimp Festival   It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no….it’s just shrimp.  For over 50 years the Lions Club has been putting on one of the biggest shindigs this side of Sanibel [...]

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Posted by Lisa March in: fishing Food General Information Local Business Things To Do

Tagged: Fort Myers Beach Fort Myers Beach Shrimp Festival Lions Club Sanibel Island Shrimp Eating Contest Shrimp Festival Queen The Shrimp Parade The Shrimp Run 5k

Snowed In I have been living in New England for 49 years. I should be use to the cold and snow by now. I’m not! The term hardy New Englander does not relate to [...]

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Posted by Lisa March in: Food General Information Local Business Our Vacation Rental Things To Do

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Restaurants Opened In Fort Myers September 10th, Hurricane Irma devastated most of Florida.  Building up to the hurricane there was a mass evacuation from the sun shine state. It took people up to 40 [...]

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Tagged: blowfish bar Capone's Coal Fired Pizza food ford's garage Fort Myers Fort Myers Beach restaurants Sanibel Island

The Sanibel Stoop Hundreds of people travel from all over the world to Sanibel Island to enjoy the beautiful beaches. The beaches on the island are know for their soft sand, clear water, beautiful [...]

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Posted by Lisa March in: General Information Things To Do

Tagged: Bowman Beach Bowman's Beach Sanibel Island sanibel island beaches Shell The Sanibel Stoop

Breakfast Places In Fort Myers We all know that breakfast is the most important part of the day. Why settle for a bowl of soggy cereal at home when you can go out and [...]

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Posted by Lisa March in: Food General Information Local Business Things To Do

Tagged: breakfast Breakfast Places in Fort Myers Fort Myers heavenly biscuit island cow Sanibel Island tuckaway cafe

Fishing in the Fort Myers Area Anglers have been telling “fish tales” for years about the big one that got away…. Well, you won’t find any “fish tales” in Fort Myers, Sanibel and Captiva [...]

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Posted by Lisa March in: fishing General Information Things To Do Water sports

Tagged: fishing in the fort myers area Fort Myers Fort Myers Beach matlacha Sanibel Island

The Sanibel Six Sea Shells The beaches of Sanibel Island have been voted the most beautiful in the entire country. This is why people travel from all over the world to enjoy them. One [...]

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Posted by Lisa March in: General Information Things To Do Water sports

Tagged: Sanibel Island sea shelling seashells The Sanibel Six Seashell

Groupon Fort Myers When I am on vacation I like to do a bunch of things. Dinner, going on a local tour, or maybe hitting the spa are some of the things I would [...]

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Posted by Lisa March in: Food General Information Local Business Things To Do

Tagged: cape coral Captiva Island Fort Myers Groupon Sanibel Island

On The 12th Day Of Christmas The Favorite Sun Gave To Me…12 Beach Front Activities. Here we are, the 12th day of Christmas. With this entry I called in an expert on 12 beach [...]

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Posted by Matt Ward in: 12 Days of Christmas General Information Things To Do

Tagged: beach beach front activities beach fun beach games Captiva Captiva Island Fort Myers Fort Myers Beach games Sanibel Sanibel Island shelling sunset surfing

On The Ninth Day Of Christmas The Favorite Sun Gave To Me… Some Of Our Favorite Things To Do In The Fort Myers Area. When we have guests staying at The Favorite Sun Matt [...]

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Posted by Lisa March in: 12 Days of Christmas Food General Information Local Business Things To Do

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On The 8th Day Of Christmas The Favorite Sun gave To Me… 8 Things To Bring For A Perfect Beach Day Fort Myers, Sanibel Island and Captiva Island have some of the most beautiful [...]

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Posted by Lisa March in: 12 Days of Christmas General Information Things To Do

Tagged: a day at the beach Captiva Island Fort Myers Fort Myers Beach perfect beach day Sanibel Island Things to bring for a perfect beach day