On the road with Mike and Tina: More Fun In The Sun

Thursday and Friday

Sunny and high 70's - lots of beach walks, bike rides, relaxing, reading and enjoying our time in the sun. Puppies went in for their haircuts.

Saturday the 28th

Another beautiful day! We rode down to times square and then down to Bowditch Point State Park at the north end of Estero Island. We walked our bikes on the beach around the north end of the island winding our way through all the people enjoying the sun. Eventually we wound our way back to the park entrance and rode back to Times Square and got ice cream cones. We walked out to the end of the pier trying to eat our cones before they dripped all over us.

From the end of the pier we looked back at the beach on both sides and it was packed wall-to-wall with people sunning and playing in the water. http://www.picturesfrom.com/fort-myers-beach/. It looked like pictures of Malibu Beach in summer or Atlantic City. Finishing our cones, Tina walked over to a couple of Pelicans that were resting and was able to pet one of them - almost tame. Why didn't I bring my camera??? Returning to the shore we retrieved our bikes and wandered back towards home.

Sunday March 1st

Another sunny day but the temperature is in the high 50's and the wind is blowing. After looking at the maps of the area we decided to go to lunch at the Fish House in Marina Square at the south end of Estero Island. We packed up the dogs and headed out. We got to where the restaurant was supposed to be but it took us almost 15 minutes of searching to find it tucked away behind the marina on the bay side of the island. It turned out to be a very quaint place overlooking the Bay, a real old fashioned seaside restaurant. We both had the lunch special - tacos. Tina had lobster tacos and I had grouper tacos. They were accompanied by a small dish of slaw and several sauces of our choice. Everything was very good.

After lunch we drove down to Lovers Key State Park and found a dog beach wehere we could let the dogs off their leashes. The wind was blowing and with the temperature in the low 60's it was pretty cool. We got out to the beach and unleashed the dogs. They had a ball running around through the tidal pools and tearing across the sand to chase birds.

After returning to the car and drying off the dogs we drove home and spent the rest of the day in the coach reading and watching TV. The wind continued to blow and we ejoyed a mini-winter storm in our cozy little home.

Monday the 2nd

We got up early and rather than go to the Butterfly Preserve, Tina suggested we go to Bowman Beach on Sanibel Island to see what the storm brought in. Since low tide was around 8:00 AM we were able to get there while there was still a lot of beach available. But with the wind still blowing at a steady 15 mph and the waves cresting 4 and 5 feet as they crashed on the shore, it was pretty tough to find much. Eventually Tina found a couple of ancient conches burried in the sand so we snagged them and our bags of shells and returned to the car.

Since we missed lunch we stopped at a local hangout called "Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger" and had, what else, a couple of Cheeseburgers along with an order of onion rings and a couple of chocolate malts - mmmmmm good!! Returning to the car we continued off Sanibel and drove home. The wind continued to blow and the temperature never got much above the high 50's so we did a few chores then took the dogs for a last walk along the beach across the street. Since there was nobody out there we were able too let them run all over the beach. They had a great time and were pooped by the ime we got back home.