more beach time

A little breezy and partly cloudy day on the beach but I wanted to see more of the Lighthouse Beach Area and test my luck to find some great seashells. We got an early start so we could get a good parking place....it's $2 per hour to park plus $6 for the toll going over to Sanibel.

It turn out to be a fairly quite partial cloudy day on the beach with not much luck in the sea shell department....I mean, yes there are shells, thousands, but most all broken and tiny. After lunch at the Lighthouse again, we headed back to the campground but stopped at the Causeway to see if I could get some more shells. Not much there either. I was expecting to see alot more whole shells and larger ones. I've been told that the shells come to the island during a winter storm and then the sea washes them back out during the early summer...that is if any are left that haven't been gathered by the seashell authusist.

We both agreed to move on futher up the coast...maybe St. Peterburgs area. After some research and a day hanging at our campsite, we decided to leave early and book 2 days in St. Petes. We will do one day futher up and then go in early to Destin by a day.

Dinner was at a local Italian Restaurant just up the street from us and an after dinner drink at the other Lighthouse Restaurant before you cross the causeway. As it turn out, they had a band that played R & B....very cool! Buddy wasn't feeling all that great so we passed on the dancing. Still enjoyed listening to the tunes.



Citrola's Italian Grill & Pizzeria

 The weather when we left Ft. Myers was very rainy and tornado warnings out. We had the help of our neighbors to maneuver vehicles so we could easily access our way out of the park. The rain let up a bit and we're off for about a 2 hour tour toward our designation for the next two days. KOA St. Petersburg/Madeira Beach.

Entertainment at the Lighthouse Restaurant and Marina