Hello Folks,
One of the benefits of living in Southwest Florida is the warm winters. Although this winter has been a bit cooler than normal for us, it is still considerably warmer here than in other parts of the United States. It makes it difficult to complain about "cold weather" when "cold" for us may be 60 degrees while parts north will be hovering around zero.
During the holidays (2008) I was able to spend time on some of our beaches. Starting out in Sarasota County and working my way back south to Fort Myers. The beaches were packed with holiday vacationers trying to get a nice tan to wear back home up north. Some were flying kites, like this "Clown Fish" kite which was very cute.
Other areas had people walking the beaches in search of that elusive special shell or sharks tooth. One thing that was common from beach to beach, besides the sun worshipers was the fishermen along the beach. I will comment that I've spend hundreds of hours walking the beaches over the years and have NEVER seen anyone land a fish while surf fishing ...... kind of make you think.
The picture to the right is of the northern end of Little Hickory Beach which is in Southern Lee County. This is a picture of the pass as it opens up into the gulf. On this particuar day there were numerous people on the beach and quite a few fishing boats just out of sight of this picture.
During low tide, this is a great place to find Sand Dollars.
The picture to the left is of the Venice Florida pier just north of Casperson Beach. This is a great place to find Sharks Teeth or just catch some sunshine. At the entrance to the pier is a great restaurant named "Sharky's". They have outdoor seating which allows the dinners a great view of the beach and pier.
Next time you make a visit to Florida, be sure to check out the various beaches along the Southwest Florida Coast. Each beach has it's own personality. Some are good for shelling, some good for collecting Sand Dollars and other for finding Sharks teeth..... But they are all great for relaxing.
Sean Allen
International Financing Solutions
www.InternationalFinancingSoultions.com
sallen11867@aol.com
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