So, way back in August, we lined up family to take our kids for a whole week and we went on a solo vacation to Sanibel Island for our 7th anniversary! We've only left the kids one other time and I pretty much hate it, buuuuut I do realize our marriage is way more important than being sad to leave our kids for one week out of the year. We went to Sanibel for the first time last year with the kids but this year it just worked out for us to go by ourselves. I have to admit, I was kind of excited! I had a whole stack of library books and I was determined to get good and tan and read some books that weren't "Goodnight Moon"!
This year we flew straight into Fort Myers instead of Orlando. This was so much easier since the drive to Sanibel is pretty short from Fort Myers.
We are kid free in Florida by ourselves!!
I love the drive over the giant bridge into Sanibel. This sunset greeted us as we drove onto the island!
We were greeted by a fantastically beautiful day when we awoke the next morning. We had grabbed groceries in Fort Myers, so we just had breakfast in our room. I love the long boardwalks with thick vegetation that lead to the beach on Sanibel. Did I mention I love the island?!
Just beautiful!
Since this was our second year on the island, we felt like we knew a little more about where to go and where to eat. This night out we ate at The Green Flash on Captiva and it was pretty yummy!
We knew from last year that you definitely have to drive to the tip of Captiva to watch a beautiful sunset! It didn't disappoint this year. It's just absolutely beautiful! I loved watching it.
If you didn't know, the islands are covered in bike paths and people are just out everywhere on their bikes. We had bikes that came with our room, so we took advantage of it and biked to breakfast! We stopped at a little store and grabbed a few breakfast to-go items and then biked to the lighthouse.
We literally wanted to keep pinching ourselves because we had no kids in tow! It's like we didn't know what to do with ourselves without hauling kids around or taking care of their every need. It was fun biking around, just the 2 of us!
I cannot even tell you how hot it was in August after we stayed at the beach for just a little bit. I thought we were melting!
We always come back home with THE most amazing shells! We both grew up going to Gulf Shores or Panama City, so finding the beach just totally covered in shells was a new experience for us. It's very different than the beautiful white sandy beaches of Gulf Shores, but it's neat and interesting in its own way.
Aren't the shells amazing?! More to come.....
1 comments:
Love all the pictures and so glad that y'all had a well deserved vacation alone. We had just as much fun spoiling 3 beautiful grandsons!
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