Blogs from Fort Myers, Florida, United States, North America - page 3

Jan. in Fort Myers was good. We had a few cool days & nights, but mostly it was Sunny and 75-80’s during the day and 60’s at night.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. 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. Jim did quite well selling coins & silver ... read more

Fort 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. ... read more

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

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

Whew, I'm almost a week behind... We got back to my mother's house in Miami Springs on Saturday and got caught up on laundry and other things, including my brother's 54th birthday. Kerry lucked into finding 2 nights available back down in the Keys at Curry Hammock, just north of Marathon and grabbed the reservations. So Wednesday morning, with my mother in tow, we headed back down to the Keys. Curry Hammock is a small state park at mile marker 56.2, with only 25 campsites, but it is right on the Atlantic Ocean. That first evening we got a beautiful sunset, not over the water, but reflected in the water. The next morning we headed first to Conch Key, which is a little north of Curry Hammock, to see if Mom could recognize any of the ... read more