an old acquaintance and her husband owned and operated the "Hibiscus House" in Ft. Myers. A storm dropped a tree on their property, then CoVid finished them off.... Sad.
I hadn't even KNOWN my brother had moved to Ft Myers - I thought he was still in Naples - and when I said the storm had missed him, he said uh no, we're seeing it now. On the other hand, he said he lived considerably inland near the airport, so his damage was the fence got knocked down.
We are definitely low key, lay on the beach or by the pool, see some sights, have a beer at a kitschy bar, eat some great food, without having to dress up, people. We were looking around Naples, not sure where you are. We havent decided on an area yet, just getting some ideas.This!
But really it depends on what you want. City or low key, laze on the beach or be a busy tourist, dressy or casual. It's a loooooong shoreline with a ton of cool places to visit.
Destin, Fort Walton, Panama City Beach all great places. There used to be a place outside of Destin called Baytown. There were a couple of good restaurants there.
Venice - between Ft Meyers & Tampa. Low key. Nice beach. More a local vibe than a tourist vibe based on a brief visit I had there a couple years ago.
My son used to live in Panama City when he was in the Air Force, he hated the place. Every time we went though there seemed to be a lot to do, even if it was just going down the road to watch the stingrays come in. The only bad part from three trips there was walking outside and coming face to face with a bear going through the garbage.This!
But really it depends on what you want. City or low key, laze on the beach or be a busy tourist, dressy or casual. It's a loooooong shoreline with a ton of cool places to visit.
