Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
clams on ice, Point Judith calamari fried with mild cherry peppers and grouper sandwiches
with a side of Cajun rémoulade and apple fennel slaw.
Information
Greater Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce
TOURIST INFORMATION
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat, 10am-3pm Sun)
On the mainland, about 2 miles north of the Sky Bridge. It maintains a list of hotel vacan-
cies.
Getting There & Around
The main drag, Estero Blvd, runs the island's length, from Bowditch Point Park in the
north to Lover's Key State Park.
Key West Express
( 239-463-5733;
www.seakeywestexpress.com
; 1200 Main St; single fare
adult/child $86/20)
Offers daily sailings to the Keys, departing at 8:30am from a dock on
the mainland (take a left just prior to the causeway). The trip takes 3½ hours, so you may
want to consider an overnight stay.
the island's length daily, and connects to Fort Myers buses at Summerlin Sq on the main-
land.
Sanibel & Captiva Islands
By preference and by design, island life on Sanibel and Captiva is informal and egalitari-
an, and riches are rarely flaunted. Even Captiva's mansions are hidden behind thick foliage
and sport playful names such as 'Seas the Day.' Development on Sanibel has been carefully
managed: the northern half is almost entirely protected within the JN 'Ding' Darling Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge. While there are hotels aplenty, the beachfront is free of
commercial-and-condo blight. Plus, public beach access is limited to a handful of spread-
out parking lots, so there is no crush of day-trippers in one place.
