Blogs from Fort Myers, Florida, United States, North America
Campfire
<span><span><span> <span><span>Jan. in Fort Myers was good.<span> We had a few cool days & nights, but mostly it was Sunny and 75-80’s during the day and 60’s at night.<span>People we had met last year were glad to see us back and we met a lot of new people as well. We had coffee & donuts every Tues. morning, bingo every Wed. evening, a campfire every Friday evening, a pot-luck dinner, an ice cream social and to end the month a ‘welcome back’ party (funny since we were leaving). ..Jim managed to find flea-markets and yard sales every Tues, Wed, Thurs., Friday & Saturday.<span> We even managed to ‘set-up’ at one of the flea-markets near our RV park, on one Sunday and again the following Friday, Sat & Sunday.<span> Jim did quite well selling coins & silver ... read more
Spice Girls
On the road again! On the road again! :D This trip is going to be nonstop for the next 2 weeks and I love it! Seeing Alex again has been wonderful. She's a wonderful person doing great things and I'm so proud of her. The whole reason behind this road trip is to get her up to Buffalo, NY so she can start her PhD program in PT. I can just tell that she is so passionate about this path and that many people will benefit from her knowledge and heart in the future. We left her home state of Florida this morning and have already gotten into minor mishaps. Google maps doesn't notify you when you should make a new move and we missed an exit. So as a result we ended up passing through ... read more
Downtown Ft. Myers.
Busch Gardens wore me out, so I deliberately took a light day today. I went to Ft. Myers. The town was founded as a cattle port trading with Havana, but it has since become a haven for retirees. Given when I got in, the first place I went was lunch. I had it at the Tropic Café, which is a classic lunch spot serving cheap American food. The owners know the regulars by name, and the waitresses call people “honey”. Given that it was midday on a workday, I was the youngest person there. The food was pretty good, especially for the price. After lunch, I explored downtown. Ft. Myers calls itself the “City of Palms”, and sure enough there were hundreds of them downtown. All of them, it turns out, were deliberately planted. The buildings ... read more
the USA rod
(on a Greyhound going N from Ft Meyers to St Petersburg) Still on a Hound and hopefully this entry will not be as long as the last one. The bus trip from the Keys left Key West at 8.'15am and it’s a 4 hr trip back to Miami. The cash price for this (web is cheaper) is $49 so I think I ill get my money out of the $439 30 day pass. We had some slowish traffic delays on the way back due to single lane highway and Rotary event/fair somewhere along the way and traffic really banked up. The Keys is a pretty scenic drive, mostly when you are crossing the bridges between them on the Overseas Highway – some of these are distinctly not just causeways and are in fact very long over ... read more
home!
The second camping spot I stayed in (2 nights), recommended by my travel guide, really paid off. The following are the ratings (remember, it’s a scale with 5 being tops), plus my commentary: Beauty: 5 stars, Yep, it was beautiful. Privacy: 4 Hmm… maybe a 3, but I camped on a busy weekend so I had a lot of neighbors… Spaciousness: 5, Yep, plenty of space between camp sites. Quiet: 4, No, maybe a 3, I heard lots of road noise both nights. Security: 5, Yep, I felt very safe. Cleanliness 5, Yes, super clean. So, here is what sounded really good when I started reading about Caloosahatchee Regional Park Campground: “The walk-in tent sites and recreational opportunities should serve as a model for other tent-camping destinations.” So true… My thoughts: If you never leave home ... read more
Chris by huge tree
We stopped here on the way to Pensacola, FL and spent several hours exploring the two estates. Thomas Edison bought his estate with 13 acres and two homes that were built. His original plan was to share it with his good friend and business partner Ezra Gilliland who bought the house and 4 acres that were on the south end of the property. Soon after Edison discovered that Mr Gilliland had sold rights to his inventions for far more than he had told Thomas Edison.It was a descrepancy amounting to over $ 100,000 which was a huge amount in the late 1800s. They fought and disolved the partnership. A number of years and several owners later found the south property sold to Henry Ford who was a close friend of Edison and a former worker for ... read more
Fort Myers Boat Show
Love "in water" boat shows and the Fort Myers Show has something for everyone. We gravitate to "trawlers" not so big that you need a captain - roomy enough - nice for entertaining a few people. Who wants to come along? ... read more
I can't begin to speak of the recent changes in my life. Being unemployed is very new to me and a little nervewracking, but I suppose it won't be hard to get used to once my feet hit the Caribbean sand. Though I am almost packed and will be embarking on my journey in less than 24 hours, I think I am still a bit in shock mode. I think excitement is still my #1 emotion, though I definitenly go through times of apprehension and panic. Thankfully these are few and far between. For all of those wondering, no, I haven't gone crazy and I'm not trying to rebel against anything. I got bit by the travel bug as a young child (thanks Dad & Mom!) and I hope I will never get that out of ... read more
So we ended up eating Black Margate, snapper, and spiny lobster at the sunday bbq. Quite delicious if i must say so myself. There was also rice and cheesy fried potatoes which i can't turn down. Then we just hung out , it was a good old time. Yesterday was tons of office time, though our lunch break to einsteins was good. We had combo coupons so got a sandwich and chips and a drink for pretty cheap. Today went to manatee park briefly, and then about half an hour away to ten mile creek I think, and got to go out on the boat. It was pretty nice, sun was out, unfortunately my face got burnt womp womp. We may be going out again on thursday so that will be fun. Tomorrow is another office ... read more
