Written by Smaragda on September 15, 2003
- Casa Ybel is one of the oldest resorts that are assossiated with RCI, but it is kept in such wonderful condition that you can think that it was built yesterday. The spacious interior of the...
Written by stevewall on June 22, 2004
- An absolute must visit while on the islands!
I spent the afternoon walking four miles through the Ding Darling Wildlife Preserve. Didn't see much, but did video a wood stork killing and eating a snake!...
Written by stevewall on June 22, 2004
- We woke up early to the sound of the surf, made some coffee and walked 70 feet out of our building to the surf and did some shelling. We met Gene Hubbard who was...
Written by stevewall on June 22, 2004
- Today we drove to Captiva. On the way we spent 3 hours at the Corkscrew Audubon Swamp Sanctuary, 16 miles west of Immokalee off County 846. 813-657-3771, a must visit when in the area....
Written by stevewall on June 22, 2004
- We took the Shark Valley tram tour both during the day and returned for the sunset one also. Both were well worth it with good guides. Steve Bing led the daytime one and...
Written by stevewall on June 22, 2004
- We had a wonderful breakfast at Château Suzanne seated at a table that overlooked a lake with various birds swimming and flying about. As is usual for this area of Florida, it was foggy...
Written by stevewall on June 22, 2004
- In the afternoon we took a great guided walking tour of Ybor (pronounced "Eee-bor") City, Tampa.
This is the home of a great turn of the century cigar industry that moved here from Cuba....
Written by stevewall on June 22, 2004
- We spent quite a bit of time at the Tampa Lowry Park Zoo, which is a new state-of-the-art zoo featuring large natural habitats and a coral reef, which somehow we missed, along with an aviary....
Written by stevewall on June 22, 2004
- Shortly after sunup, I crossed the street and walked along the beach. I heard the putt-putt of an engine above and looked up to see a Steerman biplane lumber by. I grabbed some...
Written by Granlax on May 10, 2004
- The staff (Jackie, Bruce, and Mac) and guests of Surfrider Beach Club were especially helpful in taking care of my parents when my father ended up in Gulf Coast Hospital. We were able to rent...
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