May 3rd - May 10th 2009 Fort Myers Beach

[The Bodger]

The second week of our holiday we drove the 4 hours to from Orlando to Fort Myers Beach and stayed at The Dolphin Inn and explored the local area. Went to a different beach every day, did some shopping and went twice to Sanibel and Captiva.



The Dolphin Inn on Estero Blvd



View from rear of motel



Sanibel



Lighthouse at Sanibel






Osprey looking for lunch



Osprey eating lunch, a snook I think






Pic taken from the pier. The dark shape in the water is a dolphin, there was 3 of them swimming about close to the shore.






On the pier at Fort Myers Beach



We got back to the motel one day and someone had caught this grouper!



Went to a baseball game to see Fort Myers Miracles play.



Snug Harbour restaurant



Sunset from Snug Harbour



We were walking along the beach at Lovers Key and this shark had just been caught.



Sunset from the pier at FMB

[canarypam]

These are great photos thank you for posting them! Never been to Fort Myers but looks very nice[msnsmile]

[another]

Lovely photos [msnsmile] The Snug Harbour sunset is beautiful.

[Katys Grandad]

Nice pictures. Unless I'm mistaken, the Osprey pictures are taken by the fishing pier on Sanibel aren't they?

[mfairhurst]

Lovely photos and makes you wish we were there and do some traveling ,Been to Fort Myers but never stayed .
MAUREEN
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[Tracey]

More lovely photos [msnsmile]

[ShirleyD]

what beautiful sunsets

[eagleydo]

Great pictures, especially the sunsets[clap]

[kokomo]

Beautiful photo's of the sunsets, thanks for sharing them with us.[msnsmile2]

[The Bodger]

yes we saw the ospreys near the fishing pier on Sanibel, there were 3 there and we saw 2 at Bowditch Point at Fort Myers Beach. I'm not a bird watcher but I think it was one of the [many] highlights of the holiday as we stood on the beach the osprey flew past us with the fish in its claws, then landed on top of the telegrapgh pole and ate it while the fish flapped about, it ate the head of the fish then took it to the nest, nothing like fresh sushi!!