Daydreaming of warm weather and sunshine on this chilly inter day. 🏖☀ Twelve miles long and coated with shells, the beach is the island’s biggest draw.
A snowy egret poses on a branch at Sanibel's Lighthouse Beach Park; that's the 3-mile-long Sanibel Causeway in the background.SANIBEL ISLAND, Florida – There are vacations you take to experience something new, to see something different, to try something you’ve never tried before.This was a trip to revisit a favorite location, to reconnect with family, to reclaim some sanity after a difficult couple of years.
Last year was the first year in more than 20 years that I didn’t make it to Sanibel, discouraged from traveling with a big group because of COVID-19. We’re a family of beach walkers and we rose early every day to catch sunrise, typically logging several miles before lunch. Our favorite walking destinations: Lighthouse Beach Park, at the eastern end of the island, centered around the iconic Sanibel Lighthouse, built in 1884; and Gulfside Park, also a favorite biking destination, in the center of the island.
Every time I’m here, there seems to be a different specimen that is most prevalent. This time, scallop shells lined the beach, many of them still alive, a tasty target for hungry seagulls.. The museum offers a terrific overview of the scientific and cultural importance of shells, plus aquarium exhibits and a new special section on water quality in southwest Florida. The museum also offers guided beach walks, which my family did a few years back. Highly recommend.
The park provides an important habitat to more than 245 species of birds, plus alligators, manatees and lots more.
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