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  1. TheOriginalCane

    Another "Tips and suggestions thread" Traveling to Fort Myers

    Yeah, if not for you, he might have had to build Ave Maria out in Pahokee! I've tried to explain this to people (and some of this difference might now be breaking down), but the east coast of Florida is predominantly east-coast people (particularly New Yorkers) due to I-95, while Ft...
  2. TheOriginalCane

    Another "Tips and suggestions thread" Traveling to Fort Myers

    Almost forgot about this, Jeff Lindsay lives (or lived, I last saw him in 2007) in Cape Coral. He's the author of the Dexter novels (set in Miami, of course). He's also married to a niece of Ernest Hemingway.
  3. TheOriginalCane

    Another "Tips and suggestions thread" Traveling to Fort Myers

    DId a birthday party weekend for one of my best friends (also a UM alum) at Tween Waters, must have been 2006 or 2007. Everyone took boats out and his wife (also a UM alum) drove him out there. Good times.
  4. TheOriginalCane

    Another "Tips and suggestions thread" Traveling to Fort Myers

    I was there in the 2000s. Monaghan also put all the land together and founded Ave Maria University, out near Immokalee. He's a super-Catholic and all the land out there by Ave Maria has restrictions so that the retailers can't sell condoms. For the record, I'm Catholic too, so people don't...
  5. TheOriginalCane

    Another "Tips and suggestions thread" Traveling to Fort Myers

    The green flash is the light on the horizon as the sun goes down. That's what they said, anyhow.
  6. TheOriginalCane

    Another "Tips and suggestions thread" Traveling to Fort Myers

    Oh, well if you would have mentioned it's the Green Flash...been there a couple of times.
  7. TheOriginalCane

    Another "Tips and suggestions thread" Traveling to Fort Myers

    I completely vouch for that orange crunch cake (it's on Captiva), I would always get it during Taste of Fort Myers. CIO was lucky, he lived there when there was no traffic. By the time I lived there, it was definitely a challenge to drive out to any of the beach areas. May be a bit better...
  8. TheOriginalCane

    Another "Tips and suggestions thread" Traveling to Fort Myers

    I lived in the area for five years (long after CIO worked there), and South Seas, Tween Waters, and Mucky Duck are still around. I've always enjoyed The Bubble Room (Captiva, original location, only remaining location) and Cheeburger Cheeburger (Sanibel, original location). The Veranda...
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