Fort Myers & Sanibel/Lee County Traveler's Guide 2008 - (Page 13) Sanibel and Captiva have been used variously as stopovers for Spanish anibel and Captiva are barrier explorers and resorts for the rich and famous, including one very special islands connected to the cartoonist, Jay Norwood Darling, who mainland by a three-milehelped create the more than long causeway 6,400-acre national wildlife that stretches from the southrefuge that bears his name. ern reaches of Fort Myers out Visitors to both islands across San Carlos Bay, where enjoy not only the natural, the Caloosahatchee River ungroomed beaches, but empties into the Gulf of also the languid pace of Mexico. island life, great restaurants, Created by nature to protheater, small museums and, tect the mainland, the palmof course, abundant native and pine-tree lined islands flora and fauna. are famous for their beaches Captiva feels (and is) more remote and the incredible variety of shells on their shores. And also for their reluctance than Sanibel, with a tiny village connectto allow too many intrusions of the mod- ing beach houses and resorts of all sizes and vintages with “civilization.” ern world: there are no stoplights on either island, and buildings on Sanibel are “no taller than the tallest palm tree.” sanibel & captiva islands S CAPTIVA ISLAND P in e PINE ISLAND Is BOWMAN’S BEACH u lf SANIBEL ISLAND ptiv a Rd. Tarpon W. GBay Rd. ulf D r. o f M ex Rabbit Rd. 0 2 mi ic o BAILEY-MATTHEWS SHELL MUSEUM PLACE SHOPS Way inkle Periw Casa Ybel E. Gulf Dr. Rd. Lindgren Blvd. Middle PERIWINKLE Gulf Dr. W W W. F O R T M Y E R S - S A N I B E L . C O M Cau s G Wildl if ewa yB lvd eD r. Sa nib el– Ca J.N. DING DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE . Captiva Dr. la nd So un d LIGHTHOUSE PARK BEACH | PAGE 13 http://WWW.FORTMYERS-SANIBEL.COM
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