Florida Outdoor Getaways 2008 - (Page 8) Photo here and above courtesy of Fort Myers, Sanibel and the Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau. Chapter 3: Moon Shell “Now it is the moon, solitary in the sky…” Anne’s find of a moon shell, as described in Gift, reminds her of woman’s need for solitude. However, she and Charles did seek out company during their early Captiva visits; one place where they socialized was the winter home of House on Thomas and Mina Edison in Sanibel Island Fort Myers. We know they enjoyed “tea-supper” at the inventor’s home. They likely strolled Mina’s Moonlight Garden, designed, as was the vogue, to shimmer in the Eating at the moonlight with pool waters and Over Easy Cafe, fragrant white flowers. Sanibel. Having recently undergone an $11 million renovation, today’s Edison & Ford Winter Estates has restored the beauty and historical correctness of Mina’s and Thomas’ research and show gardens. One can peek in on the parlors and living areas where the Edisons, Lindberghs, Fords and other geniuses of the age discussed grand ideas. Chapter 4: Double Sunrise “…can the pure relationship of the sunrise shell be refound once it has become obscured?” This fragile, hinged bivalve reminded Anne of new relationships. Earlier on Captiva Island, she and her husband of 10 years rediscovered their love at the beach and by sharing their passion for sailing. Family on Charles purchased a 32-foot yawl with Sanibel Island a local friend, and the three would sail beach. into the Gulf of Mexico for adventures lasting up to a month. The draw of the sea continues to lure visitors on sail and power cruises to fish and explore the parade of mangrovelaced islands along southwest shores, as did the Lindberghs. Captiva Cruises takes visitors for day trips to the upper, unbridged Cabbage Key, Cayo Costa, Useppa Island and Gasparilla Island. To simulate the Lindberghs’ sailing adventures, visitors can hook up with Offshore Sailing School in Captiva and learn to captain their own sailing yacht and rent a boat for a salty venture southward. Edison and Ford Winter Estates. 8 VISITFLORIDA.com/outdoors http://VISITFLORIDA.com/outdoors
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