Blogs from Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, United States, North America
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Published: February 17th 2011North America » United States » Florida » Pine Island » Bokeelia
February 13th 2011
Pine Island is history for 2011. In recapping, we loved Coast Connection - almost in Bokeelia - music, a food cart with the freshes shrimp prepared grilled or fried; BYOB or pull a beer out of a cooler for a "donation," these laid back casual "finds" are just that! SUPER finds! Back at the Pine Island KOA/Encore RV Park, we were treated to the "house" band which does a free concert - called "Friday Night Life" each Sunday evening. These pix and those from the previous two blog entries give an idea of what to find on this treasure of an island.... read more
Bokeelia
Published: November 16th 2009North America » United States » Florida » Pine Island » Bokeelia
November 14th 2009
Bokeelia is at the northern end of Pine Island. It has a golf course, a few marinas, a few restaurants, an inn or two and many lovely homes. It is also very private. We always stop at Crossed Palms Art Gallery, and the owners let us use their deck across the road to take in scenic Port Charlotte Harbor. Dawn, a silk screen and jewelry artist, was on duty at the shop. She knows her local art scene and especially pointed out the work of Mel Meo. We actually met Mel later on at a most unusualy outdoor "lunch cart" restaurant and "fish house" with a porch nostalgic of a family camp in the '50's! The place was called Coast Connection. You can get there by boat or by car. We were told that Mel sometimes ... read more
