Sanibel Island has warm water and strong surf. This helps bring up shells, and also sweeps them back into the sea. We were amazed a few times to find the beach, filled just hours before with thousands, if not millions of shells, swept pristine clean.
The waves are strong. I was knocked backwards once by one that caught me by surprise. Even strong swimmers need to be aware of the strength of the surf. I didn’t see any lifeguards while we visited in October. It’s definitely a swim at your own risk area.
We were able to see sunrise in the mornings from the beach in front of West Wind Inn, and in the evening, beautiful sunsets, featured in the photos above.
Captiva Island is next door to Sanibel. My husband rented an hour on a sailboat at the Yolo shop located at the far end of the island. Yolo stands for ‘You Only Live Once.’ While my husband was having fun living life to the fullest, I had my only bad hour on the vacation. I watched from the beach in street clothes rather than a bathing suit, and by the time he sailed back to shore, I was about the hottest I have ever been. I will be wiser if we do the same thing in the future and wear a bathing suit and sit in the water to watch.
The Bubble Room, on Captiva Island, is an amazing restaurant filled with all kinds of interesting memorabilia. Despite the pandemic, and wearing masks upon entry, we were able to have a wonderful lunch of prime rib sandwiches.
This post is part of Skywatch Friday.
MINDING MY P'S WITH Q 
We have spent several stays on Pine Island and always went to Sanibel and Captiva for a day. Picnics just over the bridge from Ft Meyers were always nice also.
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I’ll have to look up Pine Island. When we crossed the causeway we noticed a lot of people picnicking and fishing.
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Oh goodness…I haven’t been in a bathingsuit in years …How about shorts and tshirt?
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I think I was in a t-shirt and skirt. If I had a towel I probably would have gone in the water like that. Wading didn’t do the trick.
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Wow, I love those gorgeous sunsets!!
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The sunrise was also visible in the early morning. Beautiful.
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I was amazed that you were so hot in October. Maybe we had high temps in NC. I don’t remember. Your photos are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing them.
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This was in Florida, and it was in the 90’s if I remember correctly. I love hot weather, but the heat, humidity and high sun really made me feel near collapse. I am afraid it made me cranky. 😒
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Crank up the sun; lower one’s affability. I would have been worse than cranky.
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We would have been quite a pair if you were with me.
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